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S 3009 107th Congress Senate

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to provide economic security for America's workers.

Introduced: September 26, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Oct 9, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10137-10139)
Sep 30, 2002
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
Sep 26, 2002
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 26, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9429)
Sep 26, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 9, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10137-10139)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA, which is title II of the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, PL107-147) to extend the TEUCA program through weeks of unemployment ending before July 1, 2003 (currently January 1, 2003).

Entitles eligible individuals in all States to a total of 26 weeks of TEUCA compensation (13 weeks beyond the current 13 weeks).

Provides an additional seven weeks of TEUCA benefits for workers in high unemployment States (entitling them to a total of 33, which is 20 weeks beyond the current 13).

Applies a revised adjusted insured unemployment rate State trigger. Sets an additional TEUCA benefit period State trigger based on total unemployment rate.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 1, 2002
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 26, 2002
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 26, 2002
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 26, 2002
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3009: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3009/
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"S. 3009: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3009/.
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