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HR 3774 109th Congress House

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005

Official title: To provide for unemployment benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: October 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment AlabamaDisaster reliefEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency Management
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Federal-state relationsFloodsFloridaGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment trust fundsHurricane aftermath legislationHurricanesLouisianaMississippiState lawsUnemployment insuranceWater Resources Development
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Sep 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005 - Provides for increased regular unemployment compensation payments or emergency extended unemployment compensation for certain individuals who held employment or resided in an area declared a disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina in the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Independent 1
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 1, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 7, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 29, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 27, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 27, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 20, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 15, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3774: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3774/
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"H.R. 3774: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3774/.
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H.R. 3774, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3774/.
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