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Economic Security Act of 2002
1/16/2023, 4:02 AM
Congressional Summary of S 2892
Economic Security Act 2002 - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-147) (TEUCA) to: (1) establish a program of temporary enhanced unemployment compensation benefits; (2) require States to modify their compensation laws to include recently earned wages in base periods, allow compensation for those seeking part-time work, and increase benefits levels by the greater of 15 percent or $25 a week; (3) reimburse States for administrative expenses; (4) extend the TEUCA program; (5) entitle individuals to 26 weeks of TEUCA compensation; (6) apply a revised rate of insured unemployment; (7) set an additional TEUCA benefit period trigger; (8) provide an additional seven weeks of benefits for workers in high unemployment States; (9) repeal a requirement for 20 weeks of work; (10) provide that individual is not ineligible for emergency compensation because of a subsequent entitlement to regular benefits for which the individual does not file; and (11) provide an additional extension of TEUCA assistance.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for no reduction in unemployment compensation as a result of pension rollovers.
Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (FSEUCA) to: (1) repeal certain State law extended benefit requirements; (2) revise the definition of rate of insured unemployment; (3) entitle individuals to 13 weeks of unemployment compensation; (4) lower the extended benefit on-indicator; and (5) require a study and report on unemployment insurance benefits provided to individuals who have received assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program.
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Current Status of Bill S 2892
Bill S 2892 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since August 1, 2002. Bill S 2892 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on August 1, 2002. Bill S 2892's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of August 1, 2002
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2892
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
12Democrat Cosponsors
11Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2892
Primary Policy Focus
Labor and EmploymentPotential Impact Areas
- Administrative procedure
- Aid to dependent children
- Annuities
- Appropriations
- Cash welfare block grants
- Collection of accounts
- Computers and government
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Income tax
- Law
- Legislation
- Overhead costs
- Part-time employment
- Personal income tax
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- State laws
- Tax exclusion
- Taxation
- Technological innovations
- Unemployment
- Unemployment insurance
- Wages
- Welfare eligibility
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2892
Economic Security Act of 2002
A bill to provide economic security for America's workers.
Economic Security Act of 2002
Unemployment Benefits bill
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2892
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