John Eggleston

House members said the department agreed to stop sending letters threatening to garnish the money, but more than 30 people recently received letters saying the department filed a lien on their property.

The Missouri House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that aims to waive repayment of about 80% of the unemployment money the state said it overpaid people last year.

Six Missouri state representatives are working to pass legislation to forgive some or all of the unemployment overpayments that the Missouri Department of Labor is asking 46,000 residents to pay back.