U.S. Congress - H.R.589 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011
H.R.589 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011
To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
All Bill Titles
- Official: To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Popular: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act as introduced.
- Popular: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 as introduced.
Bill's Views
- Today: 68
- Past Seven Days: 241
- All-Time: 155,513
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OpenCongress Summary
Would add 14 weeks to the first tier of unemployment insurance benefits and make the new weeks available retroactively to all unemployed workers who have exhausted all of their benefits.Official Summary
2/9/2011--Introduced.Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Revises the formula for making Tier-1 credits in an applicaOfficial Summary
2/9/2011--Introduced.Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Revises the formula for making Tier-1 credits in an applicant's EUCA for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited):(1) from 80% to 131% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year, and
(2) from 20 to 34 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Authorizes a state to elect to pay Tier-2, Tier-3, or Tier-4 extended unemployment compensation (EUC), or a combination of them, before payment of an increased Tier-1 EUC until the state determines that such increased Tier-1 EUC may be paid without undue delay. Authorizes a state to pay extended compensation to an otherwise eligible individual before any additional EUC is paid under this Act, if the individual claimed extended compensation for at least one week of unemployment after the initial exhaustion of EUC.Extends the program until September 22, 2012.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.589
- Displaced American Workers United
- Advocacy for the Long Term Unemployed
- The American 99ers Union
Organizations Opposing H.R.589
- None via MapLight at this time.
Latest Letters to Congress
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H.R.589 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011
morrissolow
December 31, 2012
I support H.R.589 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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Morris Solow -
H.R.589 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011
Pjcamp34
December 13, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 9th Congressional district of Georgia. I support H.R.589 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Paula Campbell -
H.R.589 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011
Pjcamp34
December 13, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 9th Congressional district of Georgia. I'm tracking H.R.589 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Paula Campbell
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