US SB165 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations. With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.
Title
Federal Unemployment Compensation Equality Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB725 (Related) 2019-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Unemployment
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/165/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s165/BILLS-116s165is.pdf |