HR 2169 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Unemployment Compensation Fairness Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1983-09-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Unemployment Compensation Fairness Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to revise State trigger provisions to provide that extended benefits will be payable in any State in which the seasonally adjusted rate of regular unemployment averaged nine percent or more for the most recent three calendar months for which data are available. Permits States to pay extended benefits on the basis of area triggers.…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7]MI
Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31]CA
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1]WV
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Harrison, Frank [D-PA-11]PA
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4]WV
Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17]NY
Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]MA
Rep. McNulty, James F., Jr. [D-AZ-5]AZ
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]MI
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3]CO
Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19]OH
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6]CT
Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4]VA
Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL