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S 165 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Unemployment

Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019

Introduced: January 16, 2019 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 16, 2019
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Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019

This bill creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations.

With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.

What's happening now January 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 725 Related bill Pay Federal Workers Act
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 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 13
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 4, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 25, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 25, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 25, 2019
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 25, 2019
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 24, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 24, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 23, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 23, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 23, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 23, 2019
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 165: Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-165/
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"S. 165: Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-165/.
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S. 165, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-165/.
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