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HR 1553 108th Congress House

Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act

Official title: To provide for additional temporary extended unemployment compensation for certain displaced workers.

Introduced: April 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Airline employeesAirlinesAirportsArmed Forces and National Security
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Crime and Law EnforcementDislocated workersEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment trust fundsInternational AffairsIraqIraq compilationLayoffsMiddle East and North AfricaSecurity measuresSeptember 11, 2001TerrorismTransportation and Public WorksTransportation workersUnemployment insurance
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 2, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 2, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide for additional TEUCA benefits for certain individuals separated from employment with air carriers, or at airport facilities that provide transportation to or from an airport, or with upstream producers or suppliers for air carriers, if the Secretary of Labor determines that such separation was due, in whole or part, to: (1) reductions in service by an air carrier as a result of a terrorist action or security measure; (2) a closure of an airport in the United States as a result of a terrorist action or security measure; or (3) a military conflict with Iraq that has been authorized by Congress.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 9, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 3, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 3, 2003
TIAHRT, TODD
· Apr 3, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 2, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1553: Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1553/
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"H.R. 1553: Air Transportation Employees Assistance Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1553/.
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H.R. 1553, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1553/.
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