S. 1839 · 108th Congress
Unemployment Compensation Extension bill
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gordon Smith
- Introduced
- 2003-11-07
- Latest action
- 2003-11-07 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Workers Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to extend the TEUCA program through June 30, 2004, with a phase-out period through September 30, 2004.
(The TEUCA program provides: (1) an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits (TEUC) to jobless workers who have exhausted their regular unemployment benefits; and (2) another additional 13 weeks of benefits (TEUC-X), for a total of 26 additional weeks, for such workers in high unemployment States.)