S 1853 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act

Introduced Nov 12, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Edward M. Kennedy D-MA

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Latest action · Nov 12, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedNov 12, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC and TEUC-X benefits; and (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC-X benefit periods.

Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2004. Provides a phase-out period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after December 31, 2004.

Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.)

Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates.

Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide a temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 12, 2003 to Nov 25, 2003; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MICarl LevinOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-RIJack ReedOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalNov 12, 2003
D-CTChristopher J. DoddNov 13, 2003
D-NJJon S. CorzineNov 13, 2003
D-SDTim JohnsonNov 21, 2003
D-MNMark DaytonNov 25, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Nov 12, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 12, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 4

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 S16083Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, William H. Frist R-TNDec 9, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S15178Maria Cantwell D-WANov 19, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S14993John Ensign R-NV, Maria Cantwell D-WANov 18, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S14538, S14543, S14550, S14551, S14571, S14628, S14642, S14643, S14658, S14659, S14667, S14668, S14669, S14679, S14681, S14699, S14748, S14785, S14786Carl Levin D-MI, Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Evan Bayh D-IN, Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY, Jeff Sessions R-AL, John Cornyn R-TX, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV, John Ensign R-NV, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Larry E. Craig R-ID, Maria Cantwell D-WA, Mark Dayton D-MN, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patty Murray D-WA, Paul S. Sarbanes D-MD, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Rick Santorum R-PA, Trent Lott R-MSNov 12, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers.
Short Titles as Introduced
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2003Introduced in Senate

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