HR 3986 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Extended Unemployment Compensation bill

Official title To extend the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Latest action · Mar 25, 2002 Became Public Law No: 107-154.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 18, 2002
  2. Passed HouseMar 19, 2002
  3. Passed SenateMar 20, 2002
  4. To the PresidentMar 25, 2002
  5. Became lawMar 25, 2002Public Law 107-154

Summary

Directs the President to make unemployment assistance available for 39 weeks after the major disaster is declared to individuals eligible under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 18, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 18, 2002
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.OriginalMar 18, 2002
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 18, 2002
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalMar 18, 2002
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 18, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 18, 2002

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2002Presented to President.
  2. Mar 25, 2002Signed by President.
  3. Mar 25, 2002Became Public Law No: 107-154.
  4. Mar 21, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Mar 20, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2189)

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2189Harry Reid D-NVMar 20, 2002
HouseDebate and remarks H960–H965Text printed H960Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX, George Miller D-CA, Jack Quinn R-NY, James L. Oberstar D-MN, James T. Walsh R-NY, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Jerry F. Costello D-IL, Jim McDermott D-WA, John Cooksey R-LA (text), Max Sandlin D-TX, Maxine Waters D-CA, Sue W. Kelly R-NYMar 19, 2002

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To extend the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Popular Titles
Extended Unemployment Compensation bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 20, 2002Received in Senate
  3. Mar 19, 2002Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 18, 2002Introduced in House

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