US SB2731

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Social Security Act to allow workers engaged in labor disputes to receive unemployment insurance benefits

Benefits become payable starting on the earliest of: 14 days after a strike begins, the date a lock-out begins, the date an employer hires permanent replacement workers, or the date the strike/lock-out ends and the worker becomes unemployed

Covers workers unable to work due to any labor dispute involving terms, tenure, or conditions of employment, including those affected indirectly by such disputes

Exempts striking workers from the standard work availability requirement that typically applies to unemployment benefit claimants

Introduced by Senator Schiff on September 8, 2025 and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance