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HR 589 112th Congress House

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Unemployment
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Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Feb 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 14, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA).

Revises the formula for making Tier-1 credits in an applicant's EUCA for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 80% to 131% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year, and (2) from 20 to 34 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year.

Authorizes a state to elect to pay Tier-2, Tier-3, or Tier-4 extended unemployment compensation (EUC), or a combination of them, before payment of an increased Tier-1 EUC until the state determines that such increased Tier-1 EUC may be paid without undue delay.

Authorizes a state to pay extended compensation to an otherwise eligible individual before any additional EUC is paid under this Act, if the individual claimed extended compensation for at least one week of unemployment after the initial exhaustion of EUC.

Extends the program until September 22, 2012.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 33
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Apr 17, 2012
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2012
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Nov 18, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 7, 2011
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Aug 1, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Jul 6, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Apr 13, 2011
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Mar 29, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 29, 2011
WU, DAVID
· Mar 29, 2011
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 2, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2011
WATT, MELVIN
· Mar 2, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 16, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 16, 2011
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 14, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 11, 2011
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 11, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Feb 11, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Feb 11, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Feb 11, 2011
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 11, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 11, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Feb 9, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Feb 9, 2011
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Feb 9, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Feb 9, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 9, 2011
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 589: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-589/
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"H.R. 589: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-589/.
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H.R. 589, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-589/.
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