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<p><span class="fck_mw_template">{{Labor, Immigration and Retirement Policy (U.S.)|congress=110|bill=h6867}}</span> <usbillinfo congress="110" bill="H.R.6867" /> </p><p><br> <span class="fck_mw_template">{{Article summary|fckLRfckLRAccording to the Web site of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the bill: fckLRfckLR*Provides an additional 7 weeks of extended unemployment benefits for workers who have exhausted regular unemployment compensation (20 total weeks when combined with the 13 weeks provided earlier this year). fckLR*Nearly 800,000 workers are projected to exhaust their current extended unemployment benefits in October unless Congress acts. fckLR*Earlier this year, Congress helped 3.5 million Americans looking for jobs -- providing up to 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits in every state to workers exhausting the 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits. fckLR*Under the measure, workers in high unemployment states are eligible for an additional 13 weeks of benefits (33 total weeks). fckLR*Extending these benefits is one of the most cost-effective and fast-acting ways to stimulate the economy because the money is spent quickly, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Every $1 spent on unemployment benefits generates $1.64 in new economic demand. (Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Economy.com, 1/22/08) fckLR*The $6 billion in benefits will be paid from the Federal unemployment trust fund, which has more than enough reserves to cover the cost.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.speaker.gov/legislation?id=0265 &quot;Unemployment Compensation Extension Act,&quot;] Speaker.gov&lt;/ref&gt;fckLR}}</span> </p> <h2> Background </h2> <p>In September 2008, Rep. Jim McDermott introduced the <b>Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008</b> <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6867/show">(H.R. 6867),</a> which would extend unemployment benefits for those whose benefits have expired and who have not found new work. He had introduced a similar piece of legislation, <b><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008">Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008</a></b> (<a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5749/show">H.R.5749</a>), earlier in the 110th Congress, but it failed to pass.<ref><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5749/show">"Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008,"</a> OpenCongress</ref> </p> <h2> Voting record </h2> <p>On October 3, 2008, the House passed the bill by a vote of 368-28.<ref><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6867/show">"Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008,"</a> OpenCongress</ref> </p><p><usvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="house" rollcall="683" /> </p><p>On November 20, 2008, the Senate passed a cloture motion to proceed by a vote of 89-6. The Senate then passed the bill with a voice vote, and President George W. Bush signed the bill into law the next day. <ref><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6867/show">"Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008,"</a> OpenCongress</ref> </p><p><usvoteinfo year="2008" chamber="senate" rollcall="214" /> </p> <h2> Articles and resources </h2> <h3> References </h3> <p><references /> </p> <h3> External resources </h3> <h3> External articles </h3>

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