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HR 290 101th Congress House Labor and Employment School personnel Unemployment insurance

To amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to employment performed by certain employees of educational institutions.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jan 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to institute discretionary denial of unemployment benefits between academic terms to employees serving educational institutions in nonprofessional positions. (Under current law denial is mandatory.)

What's happening now January 13, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 15, 1990
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 31, 1989
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 27, 1989
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 3, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 290: To amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to employment performed by certain employees of educational institutions.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-290/
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"H.R. 290: To amend the Federal Unemployment Tax Act with respect to employment performed by certain employees of educational institutions.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-290/.
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H.R. 290, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-290/.
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