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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 23, 2003
Amends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 (TEUCA) to provide for an additional 13 weeks of benefits.
Entitles eligible individuals in all States to a total of 26 weeks of TEUC compensation (13 weeks beyond the current 13 weeks). Makes such additional benefits also available to individuals who exhausted their TEUC benefits. Provides that workers in high unemployment (TEUC-X) States, who were already eligible for a total of 26 weeks under TEUC and TEUC-X, may also receive the additional 13 weeks provided by this Act, for a total of 39 weeks.
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Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D–OR
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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