# 117-hr-5285: Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

117-hr-5285, Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5285
- Congress: 117
- Title: Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
- Introduced: 2021-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5285)

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