H.R. 2185: Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
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H.R. 2185: Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-21 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-26.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 222 (2003): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2185 (2003-05-22), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-26. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on May 21, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUCA program through December 31, 2003, with a phaseout period through March 31, 2004. (The TEUCA program provides: (1) an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits (TEUC) to jobless workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits; and (2) another additional 13 weeks of benefits (TEUC-X), for a total of 26 additional weeks, for such workers in high unemployment States.)
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Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · 19 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2185, Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (2003-05-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2185, Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003 (2003-05-27)
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 222 (2003): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2185 (2003-05-22): Failed
- House roll call 223 (2003): On Passage, HR2185 (2003-05-22): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr2185.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr2185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108