# 119-s-3379: EARLY Benefits for Workers Act

119-s-3379, EARLY Benefits for Workers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3379
- Congress: 119
- Title: EARLY Benefits for Workers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Early access to reemployment services.** This bill would let states use the lesser of 20 percent of a reemployment grant or $3.0 million to offer reemployment services and eligibility assessment tools as soon as a person files an initial claim for regular unemployment compensation. It would also bar a state from denying eligibility for that initial claim only because the claimant did not take those early services during the period between the initial claim and the claimant's first compensated week. - Workers and families: Claimants could get job-search help and eligibility checks right when they file an initial claim, rather than waiting until benefits start. This aims to connect people to work faster. - State workforce agencies: States would be allowed to spend up to 20 percent of grant funds or $3.0 million on early interventions and would not have to return those grant funds if a claimant is later found ineligible. - Eligibility and service rules: Adjudicators may not decide a claimant is ineligible for regular compensation solely because the claimant did not participate in early interventions during the pre-benefit period. If a claimant is later ruled ineligible they cannot continue to receive those grant-funded services unless another funding source pays or the services are generally available to the public.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Early reemployment help for claimants: mixed, low. If enacted, a State could use up to the lesser of 20% of its grant funds or $3,000,000 to give reemployment services and assessment tools as soon as you file an initial claim for regular unemployment benefits. The State would not be allowed to deny your initial eligibility for benefits only because…

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- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2647: International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3379 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3379)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2647: International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2647)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3379 (as of 2026-04-21).