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H.R. 291 111th Congress House

Unemployment Supplemental Assistance Act

Official title: To provide for certain temporary additional unemployment benefits.

Introduced: January 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Intergovernmental relationsState and local government operationsUnemployment
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Jan 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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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 Supplemental Assistance Act - Provides for federal-state agreements for increased regular unemployment compensation payments to individuals.

Requires federal payments to states to cover 100% of such additional payments.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  • S 350 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 291: Unemployment Supplemental Assistance Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-291/
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"H.R. 291: Unemployment Supplemental Assistance Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-291/.
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