H.R. 6867 · 110th Congress · enacted
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-449.
Latest official action 2008-11-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to revise the formula for Tier-1 amounts a state credits to an applicant's emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA) for a benefit year. Increases the figures in the formula (the lesser of which shall be the amount credited): (1) from 50% to 80% of the total amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable to the individual during the benefit year; and (2) from 13 to 20 times the individual's average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year. Provides an additional Tier-2 period for deposits to an individual's EUCA, using the current formula, if, at the time that the amount established under this Act is exhausted, or at any time thereafter, the individual's state is in an extended benefit period. Prescribes a formula for determining if a state is in an extended benefit period. Allows the Tier-2 period augmentation to be applied to the individual's EUCA only once. Prohibits a Tier-2 augmentation to an individual's EUCA under this Act after March 31, 2009, if the EUCA is exhausted after such date. Extends the period of emergency unemployment compensation through August 27, 2009. Exempts weeks of unemployment between…
Congressional Research Service · 2008-11-21
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
André Carson
House · IN District 7 · Democratic
$535,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kathy Castor
House · FL District 14 · Democratic
$981,194PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Foster
House · IL District 11 · Democratic
$897,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
20 of 20 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$27,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$25,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$22,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$20,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$17,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$16,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$16,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $3,500
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$15,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $9,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$15,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
FAIR SHOT PAC$15,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $3,500
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$15,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $9,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE$15,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$14,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE$13,500
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$12,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$12,500
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$12,500
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$12,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$12,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$12,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kathy Castor · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bill Foster · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$12,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$11,000
IHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC$11,000
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