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H.R. 5618 (111th): Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010
- Introduced:
- Jun 28, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA7]
- Status:
- Died (Passed House)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
7/1/2010.
Section
2
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Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through November 30, 2010. Postpones the termination of the program until April 30, 2011. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until December 1, 2010, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and April 30, 2011, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.)
Section
3
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Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to apply to claims for EUC payments the terms and conditions of state unemployment compensation law relating to availability of work, active search for work, and refusal to accept work. Requires a state to determine whether an individual is to be paid EUC or regular compensation for a week of unemployment by using one of four specified methods if: (1) an individual has been determined to be entitled to EUC for a benefit year; (2) that benefit year has expired; and (3) such individual has remaining entitlement to EUC for that benefit year, and would qualify for a new benefit year in which the weekly benefit amount of regular compensation is at least either $100 or 25% less than the individual's weekly benefit amount in such benefit year.
Section
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Declares that federal-state agreements under which the state agency makes EUC payments to certain individuals shall not apply (or shall cease to apply) with respect to a state whose method for computing regular compensation under such state's law has been modified in a manner that reduces the average weekly benefit amount of regular compensation payable on or after June 2, 2010, to less than the average weekly benefit amount of regular compensation otherwise payable under the state law as in effect on such date. (Thus prohibits states from reducing regular compensation in order to be eligible for federal funds under the EUC program.)
Section
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Requires any state with an EUC agreement under the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to implement reasonable procedures to ensure that: (1) EUC benefits are not provided to persons who appear on any current list of known or suspected terrorists provided to the state by any government agency; (2) such benefits are not provided to individuals convicted of a sex offense against a minor; and (3) the state is enforcing requirements under the Act to bar unauthorized aliens from receiving EUC under this Act.
Section
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Designates Sec. 2 and Sec. 3 as an emergency in the House of Representatives pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and in the Senate as an emergency requirement.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr5618.
Background
Current federal unemployment benefits lapsed at the end of May 2010. The bill, H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Loopholes Act of 2010 contained a provision to extend unemployment benefits, which passed through the House on May 28, 2010, but is currently stalled in the Senate as a result of increased taxes and deficit concerns.
Member Concerns: This legislation would increase spending by $33 billion and increase the deficit by $34 billion. In addition, a number of economist have warned that prolonged unemployment benefits can theoretically increase unemployment duration by delaying individuals intensity to search for work; economist have long recognized that the availability and value of UI benefits can lengthen the duration of unemployment.
Summary
The rule incorporated an amendment into the base bill:
The Amendment would prevent the payment of emergency unemployment compensation benefits to known or suspected terrorists, individuals convicted of sex offenses against minors, and unauthorized aliens.
This bill would provide an extension of unemployment insurance through November 2010. The bill will be declared as emergency spending and add $34 billion to the deficit. This bill does not extend the payment of the $25 per week additional payment that was provided in the “stimulus.”
H.R. 5618 would extend through November, the emergency unemployment compensation program and 100 percent of the federal funding for the extended benefit program. The provision would preserve the 99 weeks of state and federal unemployment benefits.
The bill would require states to maintain average weekly benefit amounts available as of June 2, 2010, or lose eligibility for federal unemployment benefits.
The bill modifies the federal extended benefit eligibility rules to effectively prevent a significant reduction in benefit payments due to earnings occurring after a worker started collecting UI benefits.
The bill provides that the $33 billion in spending is designated as emergency spending; and therefore, not subject to pay-go.
Cost
The Congressional Budget Office estimates this bill to cost $33.040 billion over the next two years, including a net deficit increase of $34 billion over ten years.
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
Slip laws refer to enacted bills and joint resolutions in their original form as enacted by Congress, that is, before other laws amend them. Slip laws are cited as “Public Law XXX-YYY”, where XXX is the number of the Congress in which the bill or resolution was introduced.
- Public Law 110-252
- Public Law 110-449:
H.R. 6867 (110th): Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Public Law 111-5:
H.R. 1 (111th): American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Public Law 111-139:
H.J.Res. 45 (111th): Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 - Public Law 111-157:
H.R. 4851 (111th): Continuing Extension Act of 2010
United States Code
The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)
- Title 2: THE CONGRESS
- Chapter 20A: STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO
- Section 933: PAYGO estimates and PAYGO scorecards
- Title 26: INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
- Subtitle C: Employment Taxes
- Chapter 23: FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT
- Section 3304: Approval of State laws
- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 151: CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY
- Subchapter I: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION
- Part A: Sex Offender Registration and Notification
- Section 16911: Relevant definitions, including Amie Zyla expansion of sex offender definition and expanded inclusion of child predators
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 123 Stat. 438
- 123 Stat. 444