S. 2081: Extended Unemployment Benefits Reform Act of 2012
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S. 2081: Extended Unemployment Benefits Reform Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-09 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Extended Unemployment Benefits Reform Act of 2012
Plain summary
Extended Unemployment Benefits Reform Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to approval of state unemployment compensation [UC] laws) to prohibit state payment of extended UC to an individual, even under a temporary program, for any week in which he or she does not: (1) perform at least 20 hours of unpaid public service to a charitable organization, except in specified circumstances; and (2) engage in at least 20 hours of active job searching. Authorizes a state to reduce the required 20 hours of active job searching, and prescribe alternative job search requirements, for any individual who has met both the public service and active job searching requirements for at least 12 weeks.
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Official text
Extended Unemployment Benefits Reform Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 17 cosponsors
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Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Boozman (R-AR), John Thune (R-SD)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2081.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2081 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112