On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a memorandum titled “Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019” (“White House Memo”). The White House Memo directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) to provide additional unemployment benefits of $400 per week to individuals currently receiving unemployment benefits due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. These additional unemployment benefits would be 75% funded by the federal government, and the White House Memo additionally “call[s] upon the States” to use funds appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) to provide the remaining funds. It remains to be seen how states will react to the White House Memo, and it is possible that it will face future legal challenges.