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HR 1652 108th Congress House Labor and Employment Economics and Public Finance Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Job hunting Labor statistics Part-time employment State laws Unemployment Unemployment insurance

Unemployment Benefits Extension Act

Introduced: April 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Unemployment Benefits Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to: (1) extend the TEUC program; (2) provide for additional weeks of TEUC benefits; (3) revise unemployment rate triggers for TEUC benefit periods; and (4) provide for regular unemployment compensation for certain individuals based on part-time work or an alternative base period.

Extends the TEUC program through weeks of unemployment ending before December 28, 2003. Provides a phaseout period for individual payments up to weeks beginning after July 31, 2004.

Increases to 26 weeks an eligible individual's TEUC payments. Provides for an additional seven weeks of payments, for a total of 33 weeks, for individuals in high-unemployment States (TEUC-X). (Current law provides 13 weeks of regular TEUC payments, with an additional 13 and total 26 in TEUC-X States.)

Revises requirements for determining TEUC-X States, using certain triggers based on insured unemployment rates and on total unemployment rates.

Establishes a program of payments to States to provide regular unemployment compensation benefits for individuals who otherwise would be ineligible because: (1) the base period does not count wages earned in the most recently completed calendar quarter; or (2) the individuals seek or are available for less than full-time work.

What's happening now April 22, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 398 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1652) to provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers, and…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 21
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 18, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 2, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 21, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 20, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 20, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 19, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 19, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 9, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 7, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 1, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 30, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 30, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 30, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 30, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 7, 2003
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 7, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2003
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1652: Unemployment Benefits Extension Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1652/
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"H.R. 1652: Unemployment Benefits Extension Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1652/.
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H.R. 1652, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1652/.
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