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4/3/2008--Introduced.<br/>Targeted Assistance to Restore Growth in Employment Throughout 2008 Act, or the TARGET Act - Provides for federal-state agreements under which a state will make targeted extended unemployment compensation payments, for any week of unemployment beginning in the individual's eligibility period, to individuals who: (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under such state law; (2) have no rights to compensation (including both regular and extended compensation) with respect to a week under such law or any other state or federal unemployment compensation law (and are not paid or entitled to be paid such additional compensation); and (3) are not receiving compensation for such week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada. Declares that such period of eligibility shall consist of any week which begins between April 1, 2008, and March 31, 2009. Denies eligibility to an individual unless his or her benefit year ends on or after July 1, 2007. Specifies criteria for Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 periods of increasing unemployment in a state for purposes of calculating payments under this Act. Prescribes formulas for crediting amounts to recipient accounts for each period. Requires federal payments to states in the amount of specified percentages of the targeted extended unemployment compensation payments a state has paid to individuals. Sets such percentages with respect to a week at: (1) 50% for a Tier-1 period; (2) 75% for a Tier-2 period; and (3) 100% for a Tier-3 period. Provides for handling of fraud and overpayments of such compensation.<br/>

1208318400 2008-04-16 Fri Nov 07 05:45:15 -0600 2008 introduced 50450 'act':2 'target':1 59044 true short introduced 50450 'act':10 '2008':9 'assist':2 'employ':7 'growth':5 'restor':4 'target':1 'throughout':8 59045 false short introduced 50450 'extend':8 'provid':2 'purpos':14 'target':7 'compens':10 'program':5 'unemploy':9 59046 false official action 50450 1208318400 Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169202 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. W000273 1957-07-07 180 Gerald 'jerri':5 'gerald':1,3,6 'weller':2,4,7 M 400429 Weller Jerry_Weller C. Gerald Weller 6 Jerry N00004745 5744 Republican Christian Gerald Weller T000462 1962-10-21 1060 113 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 12 202-226-4523 Patrick 'r':4 'oh':5 '-12':6 'pat':9 'rep':1 'tiberi':3,8,11 'patrick':2,7,10 M 400406 Tiberi Patrick_J._Tiberi J. Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12] 233 Pat N00009699 6070 Republican 202-225-5355 Catholic OH Pat Patrick Tiberi 5.81818181818182 http://tiberi.house.gov/ action 50450 1208318400 Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169202 Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. introduced 50450 1207195200 Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 154236 action 50450 1207195200 Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0500 2008 154237 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.