Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1996

Summary

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1995 - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to revise and reduce the waiting period for unemployment benefits. Repeals the prohibition against payment of benefits for days of unemployment during the first 13-day period of unemployment registration within a benefit year in which the employee has more than four days of unemployment. Permits payment of such benefits to an employee after seven days of unemployment during such first registration period during a time of continued unemployment, if such period is the employee's initial period of continuing unemployment in that benefit year. Prohibits payment of benefits during a registration period in excess of an employee's monthly compensation base for the applicable base year. Applies the seven-day waiting period allowance and requirements, where a period of continuing employment is due to a strike-related work stoppage, to an employee's first registration period following exhaustion of benefit rights in a new period of continuing employment based upon the same work stoppage. (Currently, such waiting period would be 14 days.) Defines period of continuing unemployment. (Sec. 3) Makes similar revisions to, and reductions in, the waiting period for sickness benefits. Repeals the prohibition against payment of benefits for days of sickness during the first 13-day registration period within a benefit year in which the employee has both four consecutive days of sickness and more than four days of sickness. Permits payment of such benefits to an employee for each day in excess of seven during such first registration period in a period of continuing sickness if that registration period begins with four consecutive days of sickness and includes more than four days of sickness. Waives such waiting period for the first registration period in any subsequent period of continuing sickness beginning in the same benefit year. Defines period of continuing sickness. (Sec. 4) Repeals the current formula for calculating the maximum daily benefit rate to make such rate five percent of the monthly compensation base. (Sec. 5) Repeals the eligibility for extended unemployment benefits of employees with less than ten years of service. Reduces from 13 14-week periods to 65 days the maximum number of extended unemployment or sickness benefit days for employees with 15 or more years of service (thus limiting to 65 the maximum number of such extended benefit days for all employees with ten or more years of service). Repeals the entitlement to supplemental unemployment benefits of certain employees with less than ten years of service.

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Timeline

1. 8 November 1995

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 November 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 November 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 November 1995

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.

   Source: Committee

5. 16 November 1995

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 November 1995

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 16 November 1995

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Railroads Discharged.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 April 1996

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 104-525.

   Source: Committee

9. 18 April 1996

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.

   Source: Calendars

10. 18 April 1996

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 104-525.

    Source: Committee

11. 18 September 1996

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

12. 18 September 1996

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

13. 18 September 1996

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

14. 18 September 1996

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

    Source: Floor

15. 18 September 1996

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10532-10534)

    Source: Floor

16. 18 September 1996

    Floor

    Mr. Shuster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

17. 19 September 1996

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice.

    Source: IntroReferral

18. 25 September 1996

    Passed

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11329)

    Source: Floor

19. 25 September 1996

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11329)

    Source: Floor

20. 26 September 1996

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

21. 28 September 1996

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

22. 28 September 1996

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

23. 9 October 1996

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 104-251.

    Source: President

24. 9 October 1996

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

25. 9 October 1996

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Versions

• Public Law · 10 October 1996 · Official file
• Enrolled Bill · 25 September 1996 · Official file
• Received in Senate · 19 September 1996 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 18 September 1996 · Official file
• Reported in House · 18 April 1996 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 8 November 1995 · Official file

Documents

14 official files

• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 10 October 1996

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 10 October 1996

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN · 25 September 1996

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  Enrolled Bill · EN · 25 September 1996

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• Received in Senate (text)

  Received in Senate · EN · 19 September 1996

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• Received in Senate (PDF)

  Received in Senate · EN · 19 September 1996

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 18 September 1996

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 18 September 1996

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 18 September 1996

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 April 1996

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 April 1996

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 November 1995

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 November 1995

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 November 1995

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Sponsors

• Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

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