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S. 2892 (107th)

Economic Security Act of 2002

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Introduced

1 August 2002

Last action

1 August 2002 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Carnahan, Jean [D-MO], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]

Subjects

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19 August 2025

Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 1 August 2002

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 August 2002

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7957-7958)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 August 2002

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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