HR 5587 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Unemployment Benefits bill

Official title To extend the program under which temporary extended unemployment compensation is provided, and for other purposes.

Introduced Oct 9, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Phil English R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 9, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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. IntroducedOct 9, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (which is title II of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, PL107-147) to extend temporary extended unemployment compensation (TEUC) payments through weeks of unemployment ending before April 1, 2003, but only for certain qualified individuals in States that meet high unemployment criteria.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 9, 2002 to Oct 15, 2002; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABill ShusterOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.OriginalOct 9, 2002
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-WAJennifer DunnOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalOct 9, 2002
R-CAWally HergerOriginalOct 9, 2002
R-NYAmo HoughtonOct 10, 2002
R-MIDave CampOct 10, 2002
R-PAGeorge W. GekasOct 10, 2002
R-NMHeather WilsonOct 10, 2002
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOct 10, 2002
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOct 10, 2002
R-WADoc HastingsOct 15, 2002
R-COScott McInnisOct 15, 2002
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOct 15, 2002

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Oct 9, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 9, 2002Introduced in House
  2. Oct 9, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To extend the program under which temporary extended unemployment compensation is provided, and for other purposes.
Popular Titles
Unemployment Benefits bill

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 9, 2002Introduced in House

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