In CommitteeFiled Aug 5, 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 5, 2026
Summary
The legislation would let the federal government recover pandemic‑era unemployment compensation that remains unclaimed and is currently held by financial institutions or has been escheated to state unclaimed‑property administrators. It targets money that belongs to individuals who never collected their benefits, aiming to return the funds to the Treasury or other proper recipients. Recovering these funds could reduce waste and improve accountability for pandemic aid.
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