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HR 4517 103th Congress House Labor and Employment Agriculture and Food Agriculture in foreign trade Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Railroad employees Transportation and Public Works Unemployment insurance

To reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation program.

Introduced: May 26, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 3, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 2, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger.
May 26, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 26, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 26, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 26, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 to extend the authorization for new claims for benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation program to August 5, 1994. Modifies the final phase-out period for continuation of claims to end it on September 30, 1994.

Provides for a similar extension of the program of temporary extended railroad unemployment insurance benefits (and modification of the phase-out period).

Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to repeal the export enhancement program of the Department of Agriculture (in order to fund the extensions of unemployment compensation under this Act).

What's happening now June 27, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 30, 1994
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 29, 1994
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