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H.R. 290 111th Congress House

Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act

Official title: To provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws.

Introduced: January 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment taxesGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsUnemployment
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 8, 2009
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 Latest action January 8, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Labor to make unemployment compensation modernization incentive payments in FY2008-FY2011 by certain transfers from the federal unemployment account to the accounts of the states in the Unemployment Trust Fund.

Prescribes a formula for determining the maximum allowable incentive payments.

Specifies requirements state law must meet for the state to qualify for such a payment.

Limits the use of transferred amounts to the payment of cash unemployment benefits to individuals (including for dependents' allowances and for unemployment compensation, exclusive of administrative expenses).

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to reserve specified funds out of the federal unemployment account for such incentive payments.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  • S 350 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 21, 2009
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