A bill to provide for a temporary program of special unemployment compensation in areas of high unemployment and to amend the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Title I: Special Unemployment Compensation Program - Special Unemployment Compensation Act - Provides that each State which enters into an agreement with the Secretary of Labor, pursuant to which it makes payments of special unemployment compensation in accordance with the provisions of this title and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor under this title, shall be paid by the United States from time to time such amounts as are deemed necessary by the Secretary of Labor to carry out the provisions of this title in the State. Provides that special unemployment compensation may be paid to individuals only pursuant to such an agreement. States that an individual shall be eligible to receive a payment of special unemployment compensation with respect to a week of unemployment occurring during and after a special unemployment compensation period in accordance with the provisions of this title if the individual: (1) has exhausted all rights to regular, additional, and extended compensation laws and as otherwise required under this title; (2) has no further rights, with respect to such week of unemployment, to regular, additional, or extended compensation under any State or Federal unemployment compensation law; (3) is not receiving compensation with respect to such week of unemployment; (4) becomes totally or partially unemployed on or after October 1, 1973; (5) has met any waiting period requirement of the applicable State unemployment compensation law; and (6) has met the qualifying employment and wage requirements of the applicable State unemployment compensation law in a base year which, notwithstanding such State law, shall be the 52-week period immediately preceding the first week in which the individual files a claim under this title. Extends eligibility to payment to individuals: (1) totally or partially unemployed, and able to work, and available for work, within the meaning of the applicable State unemployment compensation law, and is not subject to disqualification under that law; (2) who have filed a claim for compensation or waiting period credit under this title; (3) who were last employed for at least one week before filing an initial claim under this title for compensation or waiting period credit, a special unemployment compensation period is in effect with respect to such week of unemployment; and (4) who were last employed for at least a week before filing an initial claim under this title for compensation or waiting period credit and have an agreement with the Secretary of Labor which is in effect with respect to such week of unemployment. Provides for the periods of time to be covered by special unemployment compensation under this title. Provides that a special unemployment compensation period shall commence in an area designated by the Secretary with the third week after the first week for which there is an "on" indicator for such area, and shall terminate with the third week after the first week for which there is an "off" indicator for such area. Provides that no special unemployment compensation period shall have a duration of less than 13 weeks. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to designate eligible areas for the special unemployment compensation program. Defines the term "rate of insured unemployment". Provides a formulary of the amounts of special unemployment compensation to which individuals covered by this title shall be entitled. Sets maximum benefit amounts payable under this Act. Provides for a termination date for benefits under this title. States that no payment of such benefits shall be made to any individual with respect to any week of unemployment beginning after December 31, 1975. Defines the terms used in this Act. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Title II: Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Program - Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Amendments - Extends the authorization under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 for Federal payments to the States. Revises the formula under such Act for the determination of a State "on" indicator for the purposes of such Act. Title III: Transitional Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Program Amendments - Provides, under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, that effective with respect to compensation for weeks of unemployment beginning after April 1, 1974, and before January 1, 1976, a State may by law provide that the determination of whether there has been a State "on" or "off" indicator beginning or ending any extended benefit period shall be made in conformance with this title.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on March 5, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on March 5, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAMES BURKE (D-MA) introduced it on March 5, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 5, 1974, 19182 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19182 days ago, on March 5, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers