Senate Joint ResolutionIntroduced
SJR 15: The federal Unemployment Trust Fund: debt.
What SJR 15 does, verified August 17, 2026
<p>This measure urges the United States Congress to enact federal legislation that prevents increases in federal unemployment taxes on businesses. Such tax increases would be caused by debt to the federal unemployment trust fund resulting directly from state decisions. These state decisions include increased filings, shutdowns, extensions of shutdowns, or lapses in fraud prevention programs.</p>
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: July 1 hearing: Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 3. Page 5165.) (2026-07-01)Alert me
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| Jul. 01, 2026 | July 1 hearing: Failed passage in committee. (Ayes 1. Noes 3. Page 5165.) |
| May. 20, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. |
| May. 07, 2026 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |