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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Responsible Unemployment Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through January 3, 2013. Postpones the termination of the program until June 8, 2013. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until January 4, 2013, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and June 9, 2013, 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 provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) Rescinds specified unobligated discretionary funds. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply, including their amounts. Exempts from rescission any unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or the Army Corps of Engineers.
AI Summary
This bill, the Responsible Unemployment Extension Act, extends federal unemployment benefits by pushing back the deadlines for states to enter agreements for the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program to January 3, 2013, and postponing the program's termination to June 8, 2013. It also ensures that federal payments to states continue to cover 100% of EUC costs until January 4, 2013. Additionally, for weeks of unemployment between the bill's enactment and June 9, 2013, it temporarily allows federal matching payments for the first week of extended benefits, even for states that don't typically have a waiting period for regular unemployment. To offset the cost of these extensions, the bill rescinds $44 billion in available, unspent discretionary federal funds, with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determining which accounts will be affected, though funds from the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Army Corps of Engineers are exempt from this rescission.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 11/17/2011)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1885/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1885is/pdf/BILLS-112s1885is.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1885is/pdf/BILLS-112s1885is.pdf.pdf |
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