Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
Latest action · Nov 21, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-449.
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.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2008
- Passed HouseOct 3, 2008
- Passed SenateNov 20, 2008
- To the PresidentNov 20, 2008
- Became lawNov 21, 2008Public Law 110-449
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 50% to 80% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and (2) from 13 to 20 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year.
Provides an additional Tier-2 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the time that the amount established under this Act is exhausted, or at any time thereafter, the individual's state is in an extended benefit period.
Prescribes a formula for determining if a state is in an extended benefit period.
Allows the Tier-2 period augmentation to be applied to the individual's EUCA only once.
Prohibits a Tier-2 augmentation to an individual's EUCA under this Act after March 31, 2009, if the EUCA is exhausted after such date.
Extends the period of emergency unemployment compensation through August 27, 2009.
Exempts weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and December 8, 2009, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law of such state provides for payment (at any time or under any circumstances) of regular compensation to an individual for his first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.)
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 214 | On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6867 | Cloture Motion Agreed to89–6 | Nov 20, 2008 |
| House 683 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed368–28 | Oct 3, 2008 |
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2008 to Oct 3, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Sep 10, 2008 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Sep 26, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Oct 2, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Oct 3, 2008 | |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Oct 3, 2008 |
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 Sep 10, 2008 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 21, 2008Signed by President.
- Nov 21, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-449.
- Nov 20, 2008Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 6. Record Vote Number: 214. (consideration: CR S10701-10702; text: CR S10701)
- Nov 20, 2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate. (consideration: CR S10701-10702)
- Nov 20, 2008Measure laid before Senate by motion.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10685–S10687, S10700, S10701, S10702Amendments S10757Cloture motions S10701Recorded votes S10701cloture motion on motion to proceed | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (cloture motion), Barbara Boxer D-CA (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (cloture motion), Bill Nelson D-FL (cloture motion), Blanche L. Lincoln D-AR, Carl Levin D-MI (cloture motion), Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (cloture motion), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (cloture motion), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Harry Reid D-NV (cloture motion), Jack Reed D-RI, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (cloture motion), Jon Kyl R-AZ, Kent Conrad D-ND (cloture motion), Mark L. Pryor D-AR (cloture motion), Max Baucus D-MT (cloture motion), Mel Martinez R-FL (amendment), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (cloture motion), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (cloture motion) | Nov 20, 2008 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E2256, S10627Motions S10627Cloture motions S10627 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD (cloture motion), Barbara Boxer D-CA (cloture motion), Ben Nelson D-NE (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (cloture motion), Carl Levin D-MI (cloture motion), Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (cloture motion), Dianne Feinstein D-CA (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV (cloture motion, motion), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (cloture motion), Kent Conrad D-ND (cloture motion), Mark L. Pryor D-AR (cloture motion), Max Baucus D-MT (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA (cloture motion), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (cloture motion) | Nov 19, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10538, S10602 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI, Sherrod Brown D-OH | Nov 17, 2008 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E2229, H10808–H10814Text printed H10808Recorded votes H10814enact | Betty Sutton D-OH, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Christopher Shays R-CT, Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jerry Weller R-IL, Jim McDermott D-WA, Jon C. Porter R-NV, Keith Ellison D-MN, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Phil English R-PA, Rahm Emanuel D-IL, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Udall D-NM | Oct 3, 2008 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Dec 22, 2008H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008<p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 20, 2008, and signed by the President on November 21, 2008</p>
- Dec 22, 2008H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 20, 2008, and signed by the President on November 21, 2008
CRS reports 10
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 10
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46472 | Comparing the Congressional Response to the Great Recession and the COVID-19-Related Recession: Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions | Report | Jul 30, 2020 |
| R41859 | Unemployment Insurance: Consequences of Changes in State Unemployment Compensation Laws | Report | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R42936 | Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Nov 5, 2014 |
| RL34340 | Extending Unemployment Compensation Benefits During Recessions | Report | Oct 1, 2014 |
| R42444 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08): Status of Benefits Prior to Expiration Archived | Report | Aug 11, 2014 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5696 | No description on file | Mel Martinez R-FL | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 5697 | No description on file | Christopher J. Dodd D-CT | Senate amendment submitted |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3507 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 22, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Nov 18, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
- Oct 3, 2008Engrossed in House
- Sep 10, 2008Introduced 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.
