S. 3655: Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012
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S. 3655: Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-12-04 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-12-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012
Plain summary
Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the President, in the case of an individual eligible to receive unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as a result of the disaster declaration made for Hurricane Sandy after October 20, 2012, to make such assistance available for 39 weeks after the date of the declaration (currently limited to 26 weeks). Requires the payments to a state to equal 100% of the amount of unemployment compensation paid under state law to affected individuals in each affected state or any area within it. Makes payments available until July 23, 2013. Makes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act.
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Official text
Superstorm Sandy Unemployment Relief Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · 3 cosponsors
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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s3655.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s3655 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112