Skip to main content
S 160 102th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Budget deficits Federal budgets Government spending reductions Military discharges Persian Gulf War Unemployment insurance Veterans' employment

Veterans Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 1992
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Jan 31, 1991
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
Jan 31, 1991
Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Nunn with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-5.
Jan 30, 1991
Committee on Armed Services. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 332 ordered to be reported.
Jan 30, 1991
Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 - Increases the aggregate unemployment compensation paid in a benefit year to ex-servicemen involuntarily discharged from the armed forces to 26 times an individual's weekly benefit amount for total unemployment.

What's happening now February 3, 1992

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 332 Procedurally related An Act to authorize supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for Operation Desert Storm, and for other…
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 30, 1991
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 160: Veterans Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-160/
MLA
"S. 160: Veterans Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-160/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 160, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-160/.
Markdown link
[S. 160: Veterans Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-160/)
Report a problem