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H.R. 4684: Neighbors in Need Act

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H.R. 4684: Neighbors in Need Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-24 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Neighbors in Need Act

Plain summary

Neighbors in Need Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide a program extension for States experiencing high unemployment. Amends the Social Security Act to require: (1) increases and decreases in the earnings credited to State accounts when States meet or fail to meet funding goals; and (2) restriction of interest-free advances to State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund to States which meet funding goals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) suspend the tax on individual unemployment compensation for 2004 and 2005; (2) allow certified States to elect to collect Federal unemployment taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA); and (3) require States to distribute to unemployed individuals State-specific information packets explaining unemployment insurance eligibility conditions.

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Official text

Neighbors in Need Act

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Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong108-hr4684 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108