Workers Assistance Extension Act
Latest action · Oct 14, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
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.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Workers Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUCA program through June 30, 2004, with a phase-out period through September 30, 2004.
(The TEUCA program provides: (1) an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits (TEUC) to jobless workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits; and (2) another additional 13 weeks of benefits (TEUC-X), for a total of 26 additional weeks, for such workers in high unemployment States.)
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2003 to Apr 2, 2004; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Oct 8, 2003 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jan 28, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Apr 2, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2003 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Oct 14, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Oct 8, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1839 | Workers Assistance Extension Act | Identical bill | Nov 7, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Workers Assistance Extension Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.