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HR 4128 112th Congress House

Real Unemployment Calculation Act

Official title: To recognize a primary measure of national unemployment for purposes of the Federal Government.

Introduced: March 1, 2012 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Census and government statisticsUnemployment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 1, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 1, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Real Unemployment Calculation Act - Treats the measure of unemployment issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (known as U5) as the official and primary measure of unemployment in the United States.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 5
Poe, Ted
· Apr 27, 2012
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Apr 17, 2012
Rokita, Todd
· Apr 17, 2012
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Apr 17, 2012
MANZULLO, DONALD
· Mar 20, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 5, 2012
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Mar 1, 2012
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 1, 2012
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 1, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Mar 1, 2012
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2012
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 1, 2012
Kinzinger, Adam
· Mar 1, 2012
Palazzo, Steven
· Mar 1, 2012
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Mar 1, 2012
Rooney, Thomas
· Mar 1, 2012
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Mar 1, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4128: Real Unemployment Calculation Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4128/
MLA
"H.R. 4128: Real Unemployment Calculation Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4128/.
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H.R. 4128, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4128/.
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