Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4424 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4424 To amend title III of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to clarify eligibility requirements when an individual is unemployed as the result of a labor dispute. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Mr. Yakym (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bean of Florida, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Moore of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title III of the Social Security Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to clarify eligibility requirements when an individual is unemployed as the result of a labor dispute. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement Act'' or the ``SHIELD Act''.

SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY AS A RESULT OF LABOR DISPUTES.

SEC. 2. INELIGIBILITY AS A RESULT OF LABOR DISPUTES. (a) Provision of State Laws.--Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) A requirement that, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, an individual not be unemployed during such week as the result of a strike or other labor dispute (other than a lockout) that such individual-- ``(A) is participating in, ``(B) providing financial support to, or ``(C) has a direct interest in.''. (b) Federal Unemployment Tax Act Amendment.--Paragraph (5) of

section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.

section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, except that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent a State from amending its law before the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.