Authors: James R. Storey and Gene Falk, Education and Public Welfare Division
Abstract: In response to the recession that began in July 1990, a temporary
emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program was created in
November 1991 to provide extra weeks of benefits to those who ran out of State
unemployment compensation (UC) and other extended benefits. This was the
sixth temporary UC benefit extension since the late 1950s. The EUC program
has been amended five times since November 1991. The Unemployment
Compensation Amendments of 1992 (P.L. 102-318) made changes, effective
March 7, 1993, that make it easier for States to qualify for the permanent
extended benefit (EB) program. The Unemployment Compensation Amendments
of 1993 (P.L. 103-152) extended EUC for new claims filed through February 5,
1994.
The debates of the 1990s over extended UC raised questions about what
Congress did in past economic slumps to provide additional weeks of UC for the
long-term unemployed. This report summarizes the history of legislation on this
issue.
Pages: 35
Date: May 24, 1994
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