S 97 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide supplemental unemployment benefits to certain employees with less than 10 years of service.

Introduced 1983-01-26· Sponsored by Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]· Senate

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House
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Latest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department, GAO, OMB.(1983-02-22)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to provide supplemental unemployment benefits to certain railroad employees with less than ten years of service. Authorizes appropriations to the railroad unemployment insurance account and the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund in the Unemployment Trust Fund for the payment of such benefits.…

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Cosponsors (18)

13 Democrats5 Republicans
Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]IL
Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]PA
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]UT
Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY]KY
Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]MI
Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]ND
Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]MT
Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]MI
Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]OH
Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]DE
Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL]AL
Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]ME
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]PA
Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV]WV
Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]NY
Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]OH
Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL]IL