S 545
117th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Railroads
Transportation employees
Unemployment
REEF Act
Introduced: March 2, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act or the REEF Act
This bill permanently exempts payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
Currently, this exemption ends 30 days after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency period.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Committees of jurisdiction
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