# 119-s-1761: Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025

119-s-1761, Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1761
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Bars federal unemployment payments to anyone who earned $1 million or more during the base period.** It would force states to collect income self‑certifications, verify wages, allow audits, and recover any improper payments.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Block federal unemployment for millionaires: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would bar Federal funds from paying unemployment benefits to anyone who earned $1,000,000 or more in their base period. It would also bar Federal funds from paying administrative costs tied to those payments. States would have to add a form or checkbox for applicants to certify…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-84: Sarah's Law
- 119-s-5: Laken Riley Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1761 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1761)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2886)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-84: Sarah's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-84)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1761 (as of 2025-12-21).