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S. 1555: Get Americans Back To Work Act

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S. 1555: Get Americans Back To Work Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-11 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Get Americans Back To Work Act

Plain summary

Get Americans Back To Work Act This bill makes an individual ineligible for federal pandemic unemployment compensation (FPUC) after June 30, 2021. It also reduces the amount of FPUC to $150.00 for weeks of unemployment ending after May 31, 2021, and ending on or before June 30, 2021. Under current law, an individual is eligible for FPUC for weeks of employment ending on or before September 6, 2021 in the amount of $300.

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Official text

Get Americans Back To Work Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tim Scott (R-SC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rick Scott (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Thune (R-SD), James Lankford (R-OK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s1555 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117