H.R. 589: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-09 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011

Plain summary

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Revises the formula for making Tier-1 credits in an applicant's EUCA for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 80% to 131% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year, and (2) from 20 to 34 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Authorizes a state to elect to pay Tier-2, Tier-3, or Tier-4 extended unemployment compensation (EUC), or a combination of them, before payment of an increased Tier-1 EUC until the state determines that such increased Tier-1 EUC may be paid without undue delay. Authorizes a state to pay extended compensation to an otherwise eligible individual before any additional EUC is paid under this Act, if the individual claimed extended compensation for at least one week of unemployment after the initial exhaustion of EUC. Extends the program until September 22, 2012.

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Official text

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · 92 cosponsors

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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Al Green (D-TX), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and 32 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr589.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr589 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112