[20050127]95-742_失业救济金：第108届国会的立法问题.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 95-742 EPWUpdated January 27, 2005Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress-name redacted-Analyst in Applied MicroeconomicsDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryChanges in the federal-state unemployment compensation (UC) system wereconsidered during the 108th Congress as legislation was introduced to reform and expandthe UC system. The 107th Congress enacted the Temporary Extended UnemploymentCompensation (TEUC) program (P.L. 107-147), which included a 13-week extensionof UC benefits, an $8 billion distribution to states, and 13 additional weeks of extendedUC benefits in high unemployment states. These temporary benefits were extendedtwice during the 108th Congress, (P.L. 108-1 and P.L. 108-26) extending eligibilitythrough the week ending before December 31, 2003. The 108th Congress enactedspecial TEUC benefits for displaced airline related workers, known as TEUC-A (P.L.108-11). The 108th Congress also enacted the SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004(P.L. 108-295). This report will not be updated.BackgroundThe UC system, funded by both federal and