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HR 6867 110th Congress House Labor and Employment Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Unemployment insurance

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

Introduced: September 10, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2008
Signed by President.
Nov 21, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-449.
Nov 20, 2008
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2008
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 2008
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Nov 20, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate. (consideration: CR S10701-10702)
Nov 20, 2008
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 6. Record Vote Number: 214. (consideration: CR S10701-10702; text: CR S10701)
Nov 20, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Nov 19, 2008
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S10627-10628)
Nov 19, 2008
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S10627-10628; text: CR S10627)
Nov 18, 2008
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1123 under authority of the order of the Senate of 11/17/2008.
Nov 17, 2008
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 3, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 3, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 28 (Roll no. 683). (text: CR H10808-10809)
Oct 3, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6867.
Oct 3, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10808-10814)
Oct 3, 2008
Mr. Rangel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 3, 2008
ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Rangel asked unanimous consent that it be in order today for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 6867. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 10, 2008
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Oct 3, 2008 House · vote #683 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 368–28 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 5,697 — — Pending —
SAMDT 5,696 — — Pending —
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 50% to 80% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and (2) from 13 to 20 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year.

Provides an additional Tier-2 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the time that the amount established under this Act is exhausted, or at any time thereafter, the individual's state is in an extended benefit period.

Prescribes a formula for determining if a state is in an extended benefit period.

Allows the Tier-2 period augmentation to be applied to the individual's EUCA only once.

Prohibits a Tier-2 augmentation to an individual's EUCA under this Act after March 31, 2009, if the EUCA is exhausted after such date.

Extends the period of emergency unemployment compensation through August 27, 2009.

Exempts weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and December 8, 2009, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law of such state provides for payment (at any time or under any circumstances) of regular compensation to an individual for his first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.)

What's happening now November 21, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-449.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3507 Related bill Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 3, 2008
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 3, 2008
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 3, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 3, 2008
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