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Department of Labor outlines PUA and CARES‑era fund balances, overpayments and possible extensions
Summary
At a Ways and Means budget hearing Department of Labor staff reported remaining balances across multiple CARES‑era accounts, described recovery of established overpayments and said extensions for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funding are tentative.
Department of Labor officials provided the Ways and Means Committee a detailed accounting of several federal pandemic and program funds during the fiscal 2026 budget hearing and said extensions for some grant periods are still tentative.
TG Rabago, the department’s budget analyst, described remaining balances across multiple accounts tied to benefits and administrative costs. Rabago said the CNMI had received multiple benefit allotments and administrative blocks under CARES‑era programs and that some administrative funding blocks expire in June while two other administrative funding sources expire in September; the department said some extensions have been requested and reported…
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