Unemployment Compensation Reinsurance Act of 1979
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Unemployment Compensation Reinsurance Act of 1979 - Increases the Federal unemployment tax by two-tenths of a percent after any calendar year for which the net balance of the reinsurance account (established by this Act) is less than the prescribed maximum balance for such account. Establishes within the Unemployment Trust Fund a reinsurance account to be funded through the employment security administration account according to a specified formula. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to utilize funds in the reinsurance account to reimburse a State for a specified percentage of the State's excess regular unemployment compensation costs plus the State's share of payments for extended unemployment benefits for any year during which the rate of regular insured unemployment in the State equals or exceeds: (1) 4.5 percent; or (2) the average rate in such State for the previous seven years by 25 percent. Stipulates that the national rate during such year also must equal or exceed: (1) 4.5 percent; or (2) 125 percent of the national rate for the preceding year. Defines "rate of regular insured unemployment" and "extended benefits" as used in this Act. Permits a State to credit payments (in lieu of contributions) made into a State unemployment compensation fund against future payments required for such excess compensation costs. Authorizes the appropriation to the reinsurance account as repayable advances such funds as are necessary to carry out this Act. Makes technical amendments to the Social Security Act to provide for the funding of such account by revenues received from the increase in the Federal unemployment tax as prescribed by this Act. Requires the Secretary to reimburse a State for the State's share of payments for extended unemployment benefits during calendar years 1975 and 1977. Cancels repayable advances made to the extended unemployment compensation account for: (1) the Government's share of payments to States for extended benefits during such years; and (2) emergency compensation under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on May 4, 1979. 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 May 4, 1979: 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?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 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?
WILLIAM BRODHEAD (D-MI) introduced it on May 4, 1979, and 26 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 24 Democrats, 1 Republican, 1 independent.
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 May 4, 1979, 17296 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17296 days ago, on May 4, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers