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HR 17 108th Congress House Labor and Employment Labor statistics Unemployment Unemployment insurance

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2003

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2003 - 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.

Provides for a transition period of continuing payments to individuals with amounts remaining in their TEUC account after June 30, 2003, for weeks beginning before December 31, 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.

What's happening now January 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 27 Independent 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 31, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 7, 2003
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 7, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jan 7, 2003
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 7, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 7, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 7, 2003
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 7, 2003
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 7, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 7, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 7, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 7, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 7, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 7, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 7, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 7, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 7, 2003
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 7, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 7, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 7, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 7, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 7, 2003
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 7, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 7, 2003
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 17: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-17/
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"H.R. 17: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-17/.
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H.R. 17, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-17/.
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