A leading national expert on unemployment benefits said one of the actions would not increase federal unemployment benefits at all. That law provided $600 in enhanced weekly unemployment benefits through July and protected millions of people from eviction through July. Some experts have expressed confusion over the legality of a plan to unilaterally extend federal unemployment benefits. The White House and Senate Republicans didn’t act for several months after the House Democrats passed their bill. Others involve more questionable actions such as the suspension of tax payments and transfers of money Congress has appropriated for another use.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2020 18:32 UTC