Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 16, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019
This bill creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations.
With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Feb 4, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jan 25, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 16, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 725 | Pay Federal Workers Act | Related bill | Jan 23, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate
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