# 116-hr-7957: High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020

116-hr-7957, High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7957
- Congress: 116
- Title: High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

High School Student Unemployment Eligibility Clarification Act of 2020 This bill makes students attending, participating in distance learning through, or on vacation from a secondary school eligible for pandemic unemployment assistance. Such assistance is generally available to individuals who are otherwise ineligible for other unemployment compensation and unable to work as a result of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8891: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office".
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7957)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7957 (as of 2025-11-18).