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H.R. 6419 (111th): Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act
- Introduced:
- Nov 17, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA7]
- Status:
- Died (Failed Under Suspension)
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.
11/17/2010--Introduced.
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act - 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 February 28, 2011. Postpones the termination of the program until July 31, 2011. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 1, 2011, 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 July 31, 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.) Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to authorize a state by law to apply certain requirements of the Act, with specified substitutions, for determining an extended unemployment compensation period. Requires the state's "on" and "off" indicators to be based on its rate of insured unemployment and rate of total unemployment for the period between enactment of this Act (or, if later, the date established pursuant to state law), and ending on or before March 1, 2011.
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/hr6419.
Background
The last unemployment insurance extension bill, H.R. 4213, was passed in July 2010 and increased spending by $35 billion. That bill extended the EUC program and 100 percent federal financing of the EB program through November 30, 2010.
Summary
This bill would provide an extension of unemployment insurance through February 2011. The bill will be declared as emergency spending and is expected to add $12 billion to the deficit.
The bill would extend the emergency unemployment compensation program (EUC) and 100 percent of the extended benefits program (EB) funding through February 2011.
Possible Member Concerns: This legislation would increase deficit by $12 billion, and add to the $13.795 trillion national debt. 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. Also for consideration:
- According to the Ways and Means Committee, this bill would amount to $135 billion in total unemployment insurance extension bills since June 2008. The continued large amount of spending on UI bills reflects the failure of the “job-creating” $1.2 trillion stimulus bill; and
- This Democrat sponsored bill, deemed as emergency legislation, will be another deficit financed—unpaid for bill—that avoids the Democrats’ “fiscally responsible” PAYGO law.
Cost
There is currently no cost estimate provided by the Congressional Budget Office for this bill, however, according to the Ways and Means Republican Staff, this bill is estimated to increase spending by $12 billion.
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 111-205:
H.R. 4213 (111th): Unemployment Compensation 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 26: INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
- Subtitle C: Employment Taxes
- Chapter 23: FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT
- Section 3304: Approval of State laws
Statutes at Large
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- 124 Stat. 2236