UNEMPLOYMENT
Addresses
Fallout From Enron—Lessons and Consequences: Henry Kaufman, Henry Kaufman & Co., Inc., S4619-S4621 [21MY]
Agreements
World Trade Center employers-Service Employees International Union Local 32B-32J Joint Building Service Industry Emergency Preferential Hiring Program, H69 [24JA]
Amendments
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S841, S870 [14FE], S1659 [7MR], H744, H746 [7MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 360), H743 [7MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S11060, S11136 [14NO]
Articles and editorials
Accountant's War, H1568-H1571 [24AP]
Binge Mentality in the Federal Budget, E1357 [25JY]
Helping the Jobless, S9430 [26SE]
Hold All Corporations Accountable, or Our Economy Will Not Improve, E514 [12AP]
Jobless Picture Bleak, E329 [13MR]
NASDAQ Companies' Losses Erase 5 Years of Profit, S158 [28JA]
Unemployment Hit 5.9% in June—Revisions Show Grim Job Picture, S6616 [11JY]
Where the Recovery Won't Reach, S3892 [6MY]
Who Else Is Hiding Debt, S156 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (see H.R. 5678), H8022 [16OC]
———provide assistance to certain airline industry workers who have lost their jobs (see S. 2831), S7744 [31JY] (see H.R. 5593), H7738 [9OC]
Benefits: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (see S. 2892), S7900 [1AU]
———mondernize system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see S. 3009), S9426 [26SE] (see H.R. 5491), H6776 [26SE] (see H.R. 5587), H7737 [9OC]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 3022), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H561 [26FE]
Economy: provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost (H.R. 3341), consideration (see H. Res. 352), H634 [27FE]
Education: modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (see S. 2467), S3953 [7MY]
Employment: establish an Adult Job Corps demonstration program for the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 5208), H5452 [24JY]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse (see H. Con. Res. 300), H36 [23JA]
Federal aid programs: provide a Federal payment, or reimbursement, to States for special unemployment assistance to individuals participating in qualified worker training programs (see H.R. 4994), H3825 [21JN]
———provide assistance to displaced workers by extending unemployment benefits and by providing a tax credit for health insurance costs (see H.R. 3841), H686 [5MR]
———provide health care premium assistance and exclude unemployment compensation in determining food stamps eligibility (see H.R. 5297), H5996 [26JY]
———reform administrative funding of unemployment and employment service programs and improve State administration and flexibility of such programs (see H.R. 5418), H6417 [19SE]
FHA: reinstitute moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to borrowers affected by terrorist attacks and expand moratorium to certain employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 4067), H1089 [20MR]
Insurance: provide unemployed workers with health coverage assistance (see S. 1916), S487 [7FE]
Iron and steel: apply certain tariffs on steel imports towards assistance for displaced steel workers and retirees (see H.R. 3982), H931 [14MR]
Public welfare programs: ignore certain time limits for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for recipients in States experiencing significant increases in unemployment (see S. 2669), S5956 [24JN]
Small business: provide additional grants to small business development centers in high unemployment districts (see H.R. 5004), H3859 [24JN]
Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 3773), H523 [14FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 3666), H104 [29JA]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 360), H736 [6MR]
———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 2844), S7899 [1AU]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3687), H201 [6FE]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see S. 2714), S6498 [9JY] (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY] (see H.R. 5731), H9023 [14NO]
Terrorism: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3986), H937 [18MR]
———extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (see S. 2715), S6498 [9JY] (see H.R. 5152), H4872 [17JY]
Trade Act: amend the trade adjustment assistance program to clarify the eligibility requirements for adversely affected workers engaged in self-employment assistance activities (see H.R. 4550), H1532 [23AP]
WorldCom, Inc.: economic collapse (see H. Con. Res. 434), H4325 [27JN]
Chronologies
Centrist Coalition efforts on economic stimulus legislation, S402 [6FE]
Cost Estimates
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act (S. 3009): CBO, S10141 [9OC]
Essays
``Enronics''—(Lack of Patriotism): Bernard Rapoport, S2941 [18AP]
Letters
Effect of economic collapse of Enron Corp., on Andersen (accounting and consulting company): Michael L. Hayhurst, Andersen (accounting and consulting company), E591 [18AP]
Provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program: Representative Jackson Lee, H9114 [22NO]
———several Members of Congress, H9115 [22NO]
Motions
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H746 [7MR]
Remarks in House
Aviation: assist employees separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions, security measures, or a military conflict with Iraq (H.R. 5678), E1914 [17OC]
Benefits: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H147 [6FE], H216, H217 [7FE], H233, H237 [12FE], H468-H477, H494-H508, H512 [14FE], H691, H693-H700 [6MR], H742-H744, H757-H767 [7MR], H6986 [3OC], H8758-H8764, H8799-H8801 [14NO], H9109-H9115, H9120 [22NO], E113 [7FE], E243 [28FE], E311 [11MR], E319 [12MR], E329 [13MR]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 5491), E1756 [4OC]
Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 3090, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, H2092 [2MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 107th Congress, H9116 [22NO]
Dept. of Labor: tribute to efforts to integrate faith-based and community organizations into employment and training services, E1872 [15OC]
Diseases: expand assistance to African Americans seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, E110 [7FE], E124 [8FE]
Economy: comparison between congressional and Bush administration policies, H6786 [1OC]
———national objectives priority assignments, H554-H557 [26FE], H3932 [26JN], H6065 [5SE], H6159 [10SE], H6531, H6532 [24SE], H6962, H6966, H6967, H6974 [2OC], H7177 [8OC], H7306 [9OC], H7932, H7951 [16OC], H8063 [12NO], E1955-E1957 [24OC]
———provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs, and an economic boost, H63 [24JA]
———provide a short-term safety net for individuals losing their jobs and an economic boost, H843-H846 [13MR]
———role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, H221-H223 [7FE]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H19, H20 [23JA], H40, H62 [24JA], H510 [14FE], H538 [26FE], H1233-H1248, H1255, H1258, H1262, H1263, H1265 [11AP], H1544-H1557, H1568, H1572 [24AP], H3613 [18JN], E591 [18AP], E703 [3MY]
———economic collapse (H. Con. Res. 300), H5, H19 [23JA]
———relief of employees relative to economic collapse, H87 [29JA], H3421 [11JN]
Eximbank: prohibit assistance to companies who lay off a greater percentage of U.S. workers than those in foreign countries, H1785, H1795, H1979-H1982 [1MY], H3168, H3180 [5JN]
Federal aid programs: provide health care premium assistance and exclude unemployment compensation in determining food stamps eligibility (H.R. 5297), E1460 [29JY]
———recognize importance of programs designed to be safety nets, H63-H70 [24JA]
FHA: reinstitute moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to borrowers affected by terrorist attacks and expand moratorium to certain employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers (H.R. 4067), E422 [21MR]
Global Crossing Holdings, Ltd.: economic collapse, H1544-H1557 [24AP]
Monroe County, NY: unemployment rates, E514 [12AP]
Public welfare programs: impact of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program reauthorization on Oregon, E1038 [13JN]
———make allowances for lack of accessible transportation and child care facilities in rural areas relative to fulfilling work requirements of certain programs, H2430 [14MY], H2551 [16MY]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, H236 [12FE], H468-H477, H494-H508, H512 [14FE], H545-H551 [26FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H744-H767 [7MR], H939 [19MR], E311 [11MR], E319 [12MR], E329 [13MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 360), H742-H744 [7MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H4 [23JA], H114 [5FE], H216, H217 [7FE], H9109-H9115 [22NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), unanimous-consent request, H9114 [22NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3666), E47 [29JA]
———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (H.R. 3687), H221 [7FE]
Terrorism: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3986), H960-H965 [19MR]
Trade Act: amend the trade adjustment assistance program to clarify the eligibility requirements for adversely affected workers engaged in self-employment assistance activities (H.R. 4550), E611 [23AP]
WorldCom, Inc.: economic collapse, H4025 [26JN]
Remarks in Senate
Benefits: extend and improve unemployment benefits program and expand to include part-time and low-wage workers (S. 2892), S7957, S7958 [1AU]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, S117 [25JA], S194-S200, S204 [29JA], S266 [4FE], S333, S334, S335 [5FE], S383, S390, S393-S397 [6FE], S481 [7FE], S841, S842 [14FE], S1698, S1700-S1702 [8MR], S8714 [18SE], S8889 [19SE], S8960 [20SE], S10994-S10996, S11060, S11061 [14NO], S11699, S11703 [20NO]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), S9429, S9549 [26SE], S9561 [30SE], S9660-S9666 [1OC], S9781 [2OC], S9867 [3OC], S10137, S10138 [9OC], S10404-S10412 [15OC], S10619, S10620 [17OC], S10997-S11000 [14NO]
———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (S. 3009), unanimous-consent request, S9662, S9663 [1OC], S9867 [3OC], S10139-S10141 [9OC], S10342 [10OC], S10484-S10487 [16OC], S10999, S11000 [14NO]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3895 [6MY], S4745-S4752 [23MY], S7324 [25JY], S8711-S8718 [18SE], S8889, S8892-S8894, S8913 [19SE], S9005-S9008, S9010, S9011 [23SE], S9099 [24SE], S9179-S9183 [25SE], S9355, S9361, S9364, S9366-S9369 [26SE], S9564-S9566 [30SE], S9655-S9660 [1OC], S9779, S9781, S9782, S9812, S9815-S9819, S9823-S9825 [2OC], S9866 [3OC], S10033 [7OC], S10350 [10OC], S10403-S10412 [15OC], S10553-S10557 [16OC], S10609, S10611, S10619, S10625-S10628, S10631-S10635 [17OC]
———role of Government in causing and remedying economic recession, S9655-S9660 [1OC], S10033 [7OC], S10350 [10OC], S10403-S10412 [15OC], S10553-S10557 [16OC]
Education: modify computation of eligibility for Pell Grant Program relative to certain recently unemployed individuals (S. 2467), S3960 [7MY]
Employment: dislocated worker assistance programs funding, S7268 [24JY]
———prohibit the establishment of wage insurance for workers adversely affected by foreign trade, S4359, S4378-S4381 [15MY], S4434-S4442 [16MY]
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, S262, S263 [4FE], S320 [5FE], S525 [8FE], S1991 [18MR], S2941 [18AP], S4619-S4621 [21MY], S10563 [16OC]
Foreign trade: eligibility of unemployed textile and apparel workers for trade adjustment assistance and health insurance benefits, S4751, S4752 [23MY]
New York, NY: economic impact of terrorist attacks, S15 [23JA], S65, S66 [24JA]
Public welfare programs: ignore certain time limits for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program for recipients in States experiencing significant increases in unemployment (S. 2669), S5958 [24JN]
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery, S16, S17 [23JA], S51, S53-S92 [24JA], S111-S115, S117, S128 [25JA], S153, S154, S158-S165 [28JA], S194-S221 [29JA], S264-S276, S279-S281 [4FE], S321-S341 [5FE], S383-S402 [6FE], S481 [7FE]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), S841, S842 [14FE], S888 [15FE], S1658-S1671 [7MR], S1689-S1692, S1694, S1698-S1702 [8MR], S1855 [13MR]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), S19-S21, S48 [23JA], S78 [24JA], S11060, S11061 [14NO], S11699, S11703 [20NO]
———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), unanimous-consent request, S4122 [9MY], S10620 [17OC]
———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 2844), S7911 [1AU]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (S. 2714), S6616 [11JY]
Terrorism: extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.R. 3986), S2189 [20MR]
———extend the period of availability of assistance under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for victims of terrorist attacks (S. 2715), S6616 [11JY]
Textile industry and fabrics: authorize grants to community colleges to establish job training programs for workers adversely affected by trade agreements, S4353-S4357, S4363, S4364 [15MY], S4801 [23MY]
Reports
Enron's Pawns—How Public Institutions Bankrolled Enron's Globalization Game: Institute for Policy Studies, E703-E705 [3MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of Senate Amendment With an Amendment to H.R. 3090, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 360) (H. Rept. 107-367), H736 [6MR]
Extend Availability of Unemployment Assistance in the Case of the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 1622) (H. Rept. 107-377), H936 [18MR]
Unemployment Assistance Availability Period Extension Under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for Victims of Terrorist Attacks: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2715) (S. Rept. 107-336), S10844 [12NO]
Rulings of the Chair
Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 360), H744 [7MR]
Statements
Simple Truths About the Budget and the Debt, H1443 [18AP]
Tables
CBO projected economic growth, S402 [6FE]
Debt owed to Federal trust funds, H1443 [18AP]
Debt to the penny, S9818 [2OC]
State losses of highway funds and employment due to proposed cuts in the Highway Trust Fund, H2407 [14MY]
Trust funds used to balance the budget, S155 [28JA]
Testimonies
Outlook for the Federal Budget and Implications for Fiscal Policy: Alan Greenspan, FRS, S9816-S9818 [2OC]
Texts of
H. Res. 360, consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3090, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, H742 [7MR]
H.R. 3090, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, S1659-S1670 [7MR]
H.R. 3986, extend period of availability of unemployment assistance in the case of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H960 [19MR]
S. 2669, Unemployment Protection for Low-Income Families Through TANF (UPLIFT) Act, S5958 [24JN]