United States · Bill · S
S. 1651 (115th)
Layoff Prevention Act of 2017
Introduced
27 July 2017
Last action
27 July 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4426-4427)
Sponsors
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Layoff Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires each state that has already enacted a short-time compensation program to be paid 100% of the amount of short-time compensation paid under such program. Under a short-time compensation program, an employer may avoid a layoff of one or more employees by reducing the hours of all workers in the employer's workforce. Employees affected by a reduction in hours may receive a partial short-time compensation payment to compensate for lost wages. This is a voluntary and temporary program, beginning upon the enactment of this bill and ending five and one-half years later. The bill imposes certain limitations on payments to states and requires employers to pay their states one-half of the short-time compensation paid under the employer plan. The Department of Labor must: (1) award grants to states that enact short-time compensation programs to implement or improve the administration of such plans, (2) develop model legislative language for states in developing and enacting short-time compensation plans, and (3) provide technical assistance to states and establish reporting requirements for such programs.
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Timeline
27 July 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4426-4427)
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 July 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Layoff Prevention Act of 2020
- related to → Layoff Prevention Act of 2017
- related to ← Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1651
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1651
- us · 115-s-1651 · source updated 5 December 2025