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HR 1340 98th Congress House

A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the rate of regular unemployment equals or…

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the ra… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the rate of regular unemployment equals or exceeds 7 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 1983 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Federal-state relationsUnemployment insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 15, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Feb 8, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 13, 1983

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise State trigger provisions to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the seasonally adjusted rate of regular unemployment averaged seven percent or more for the most recent three calendar months for which data are available.

Permits States to pay extended benefits on the basis of area triggers.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 3, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1340: A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the rate of regular unemployment equals or exceeds 7 percent, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1340/
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"H.R. 1340: A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the rate of regular unemployment equals or exceeds 7 percent, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1340/.
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H.R. 1340, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1340/.
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[H.R. 1340: A bill to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the rate of regular unemployment equals or exceeds 7 percent, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1340/)
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