Unemployment Assistance Act

Summary

Unemployment Assistance Act - Provides increased unemployment benefits under the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974. Specifies that such benefits shall be equal to two-thirds of such eligible individual's weekly wages, but not to exceed wages of $300 per week. Defines eligible individuals as those eligible for unemployment benefits under approved State law or the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act or other provisions of Federal law. Declares such increased unemployment benefits shall commence in an area and continue until for a period of three consecutive months the rate of unemployment averages less than 4 percent.

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Timeline

1. 29 January 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 January 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 16 April 1975

   Introduced

   Rereferred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 16 April 1975

   Discharge

   Committee on Education and Labor discharged in House.

   Source: Discharge

6. 16 April 1975

   Committee

   Committee on Education and Labor discharged in House.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 January 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Abzug, Bella S. [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsed00 · Standing

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