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HR 1195 102th Congress House Labor and Employment Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Persian Gulf Persian Gulf War Unemployment insurance

To remove certain limitations on the payment of unemployment benefits to members of the Reserves who performed services in connection with the Persian Gulf crisis.

Introduced: February 28, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removes the following limitations on the payment of Federal unemployment compensation in the case of reserve members who performed active-duty service during the Persian Gulf War: (1) a required five-week waiting period prior to initial payment and a limit on the aggregate amount of total compensation payable; (2) the required 180-day minimum period of active duty; and (3) any required waiting period under a State unemployment compensation law.

What's happening now March 8, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 11, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 9, 1991
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 9, 1991
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 9, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1195: To remove certain limitations on the payment of unemployment benefits to members of the Reserves who performed services in connection with the Persian Gulf crisis.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1195/
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