H. R. 4424

SHIELD Act

Shown here: Introduced in House (2025-07-16)

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.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement Act” or the “SHIELD Act”.

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Paragraph (5) of section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.

(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.

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