S 2715 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

A bill to provide an additional extension of the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief an Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Latest action · Nov 12, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 749.

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

Summary

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend from 39 to 52 the number of weeks of unemployment assistance to be made available to eligible individuals (after the President's declaration of the major disaster resulting from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001).

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2002 to Aug 1, 2002; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJul 9, 2002
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalJul 9, 2002
D-MAJohn F. KerryJul 15, 2002
D-NJJon S. CorzineJul 15, 2002
D-ILRichard J. DurbinJul 17, 2002
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliAug 1, 2002

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Jul 9, 2002Markup Sep 26, 2002Reported Nov 12, 2002

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2002Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Jeffords without amendment. With written report No. 107-336.
  2. Nov 12, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 749.
  3. Sep 26, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9429-9430)
  4. Sep 26, 2002Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Jul 11, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6616-6617)
  6. Jul 9, 2002Introduced in Senate
  7. Jul 9, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In the Congressional Record 1

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 S6616Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NYJul 11, 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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Oct 25, 2002S. 2715, A bill to provide an additional extension of the period of the availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks . . .<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 26, 2002</p>
  2. Oct 25, 2002S. 2715, A bill to provide an additional extension of the period of the availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks . . .Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 26, 2002

Related bills 1

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

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide an additional extension of the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief an Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2002Reported to Senate
  2. Jul 9, 2002Introduced in Senate

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