Rep. Barbara Lee
The new legislation introduced on 2/9/2011 by Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-9) is called the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Expansion Act of 2011 to amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes (H.R.589). This bill would provide 14 more weeks of UI compensation to 99ers as an extension of Tier 1.
As of 2/17/11, H.R.589 had 67 co-sponsors – none of them Republican. Until Republicans join the effort and agree to co-sponsor this bill, it stands little chance of passing. Without additional support, Republican leaders in the House will not bring the bill to the floor for a vote.
The latest information on bill H.R.589 can be found at the OpenCongress.org.
BILL SUMMARY:
H.R.589 : To amend title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 2/9/2011) Cosponsors (67)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2011 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
COSPONSORS(67)
- Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
- Rep. Karen Bass [D, CA-33]
- Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
- Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
- Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
- Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
- Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
- Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
- Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
- Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
- Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
- Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
- Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
- Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
- Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4]
- Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
- Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
- Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
- Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
- Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
- Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
- Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11]
- Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
- Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
- Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
- Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
- Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
- Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
- Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
- Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
- Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
- Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
- Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
- Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
- Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
- Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
- Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
- Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
- Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
- Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
- Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
- Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
- Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
- Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
- Del. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
- Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
- Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
- Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
- Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]
- Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
- Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
- Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
- Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
- Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
- Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
- Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
- Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
- Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
- Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
- Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
- Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
- Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
- Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
- Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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