Congressional negotiators expect the lapsed $600 a week federal unemployment benefits to be retroactively paid from July 31 onward after lawmakers find agreement on extending them.

As Democrats and Republicans duke it out over the size of the unemployment benefits in the coming months, the program is expected to expire temporarily, until approximately the end of August for most jobless individuals. The length of the lapse in benefits will vary depending on when Congress passes the next relief package and each state’s ability to adjust to the expected changes made to the benefits program.