HR 3618 · 102th Congress · Labor and Employment

Aid to American Workers Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-10-23· Sponsored by Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.(1991-11-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Aid to American Workers Act of 1991 - Title I: Federal Supplemental Compensation Program - Establishes a Federal supplemental unemployment compensation program (Federal supplemental compensation). Allows any State to enter into and participate in an agreement with the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) under which the State agency which administers the State unemployment compensation law will make payments of Federal supplemental compensation: (1) to individuals who have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under State law, have no rights to such regular compensation or any additional State or Federal compensation, and are not receiving Canadian compensation; and (2) for any week of unemployment beginning in the individual's eligibility period. Sets forth provisions relating to exhaustion of regular benefits and weekly amount of emergency benefits equal to regular benefits. Authorizes a State Governor, in a period of a seven percent total unemployment rate in that State (as defined under this Act), to elect to trigger an extended compensation period to provide Federal supplemental compensation to individuals who have exhausted their rights to regular compensation under Stat…

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