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Safety Net Enhancement Act

Introduced: June 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safety Net Enhancement Act - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise the federal-state extended unemployment compensation program established under the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the formula for "on" and "off" indicators on the state level used to determine extended unemployment compensation benefit periods.

Amends the SSA to require: (1) an increase in earnings credited to a state account in the Unemployment Trust Fund when a state meets funding goals; and (2) a decrease in such earnings credited to a state account when the state fails to meet funding goals.

Excludes any interest premium or penalty from such requirement to the extent that it would result in an increase or decrease of more than $2.5 million in the amount creditable to any state account for any calendar quarter.

Amends the SSA to restrict interest-free advances to state accounts in the Fund to states which meet funding goals.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require: (1) state collection of federal unemployment tax; and (2) state distribution to unemployed individuals of state-specific information packets explaining unemployment insurance eligibility conditions.

Repeals the tax on unemployment compensation.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to establish a Safety Net Review Commission.

What's happening now September 11, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1