U.S. Congress - H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
H.R.6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. view all titles (6)
All Bill Titles
- 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.
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Latest Vote
Roll call number 214 in the Senate
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867 )
OpenCongress Summary
This bill would provide for seven more weeks of unemployment insurance benefits for those whose benefits have run out, but still have not found work. In states with an unemployment rate above six percent - like Rhode Island, Michigan and California - the bill would provide for an additional 13 weeks of extended benefits.Official Summary
11/21/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1Official Summary
11/21/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited):(1) from 50% to 80% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and
(2) from 13 to 20 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Provides an additional Tier-2 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the time that the amount established under this Act is exhausted, or at any time thereafter, the individual's state is in an extended benefit period. Prescribes a formula for determining if a state is in an extended benefit period. Allows the Tier-2 period augmentation to be applied to the individual's EUCA only once. Prohibits a Tier-2 augmentation to an individual's EUCA under this Act after March 31, 2009, if the EUCA is exhausted after such date. Extends the period of emergency unemployment compensation through August 27, 2009. Exempts weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and December 8, 2009, 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 of such state provides for payment (at any time or under any circumstances) of regular compensation to an individual for his first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.)
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H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
Pjcamp34
December 09, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 9th Congressional district of Georgia. I support H.R.6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
Brendan1234
October 01, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Maryland. I support H.R.6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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mr7164
January 16, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Alabama. I am writing as your constituent in the 3rd Congressional district of Alabama. I oppose H.R.6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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