H.R.6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. view all titles (6)

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  • Official: To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. as introduced.
  • Popular: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 as enacted.

12/15/08
President signs UI extension bill

President Bush on November 21 signed HR 6867, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008. The new law extends emergency unemployment benefits to ...

Source: CCH
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12/02/08
The Policy Road Ahead: Post-Election Congressional Session Update

HR 6867 would provide an additional seven weeks of extended unemployment benefits in every state, plus another 13 weeks in states where the unemployment ...

Source: Mondaq News Alerts (registration), UK
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11/22/08
Thomas Voting Reports

A yes vote backed HR 6867. Voting yes: Maria Cantwell, D; Patty Murray, D. Congress could meet in December to take up economic issues such as a bailout of ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com, WA
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11/21/08
Eye on Congress

EXTENDING UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION: The Senate passed the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (HR 6867) sponsored by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., ...

Source: Daily Breeze, CA
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11/20/08
Michigan unemployment benefits extended

HR 6867, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, extends unemployment benefits by seven weeks in all states and provides an additional 13 weeks ...

Source: SooToday.com
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11/20/08
Bush Signs Extension of Unemployment Benefits

The Senate just approved the legislation (HR 6867) yesterday. The extension comes days after initial unemployment claims rose to their highest level in 16 ...

Source: HR.BLR.com
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11/19/08
Auto Bailout Backers Prep Plan B

... could be offered as an amendment to the House-passed legislation ( HR 6867 ) that would extend jobless benefits, which is currently under consideration. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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11/19/08
Congress rushes to extend jobless benefits

... and it's having an impact on job creation," White House press secretary Dana Perino said in urging Congress to pass the benefits extension (HR 6867). ...

Source: Politico, DC
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11/18/08
Longer unemployment insurance won't help economy

New legislation, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (HR 6867), would extend it to 46 weeks. The theory is that unemployed workers will spend ...

Source: Spero News
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11/16/08
Economic Stimulus: Unemployment Benefits and Infrastructure Spending

One of the current bills to extend unemployment benefits is HR 6867, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008. No cost estimate is available for ...

Source: IT News Online, India
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11/16/08
White House Supports Aid for Auto Industry But Differs With ...

... probably in conjunction with a House-passed bill ( HR 6867 ) that would provide seven additional weeks of benefits for those whose unemployment ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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11/16/08
Auto Bailout Gains Little Traction

The draft bill includes language identical to a bill ( HR 6867 ) passed by the House on Oct. 3 that would provide seven additional weeks of benefits for ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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11/13/08
Senate Plans Auto Industry Bailout Debate

“ Reid noted that the unemployment extension ( HR 6867 ) passed the House by a bipartisan 368-28 vote in October. The White House signaled it was open to an ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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11/09/08
Election Over - Economic Stimulus Up Next

One of the current bills to extend unemployment benefits is HR 6867, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008. No cost estimate for the bill is ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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10/02/08
House Passes Unemployment Benefits Extension

The bill ( HR 6867 ), which passed 368-28, would provide seven additional weeks of benefits for those whose unemployment insurance has run out, ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
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09/27/08
Jobless rates rising locally, nationwide

"In the past three weeks, both the Senate and the House have introduced legislation (S. 3507 and HR 6867) that would extend unemployment benefits to ...

Source: Portsmouth Herald News, NH
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09/24/08
Interactive map: Charting unemployment by state

In the past three weeks, both the Senate and the House have introduced legislation (S. 3507 and HR 6867) that would extend unemployment benefits to eligible ...

Source: Reliable Plant Magazine, OK
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09/18/08
Missouri’s August jobless rate hits 6.6%

A bill in Congress, HR 6867, would provide 20 weeks of benefits for all states, instead of the current 13, and up to 33 weeks of total federal emergency ...

Source: Kansas City Star, MO
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