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S1845: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act

113th Congress (2013–2015) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

This page covers S1845 in the 113th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S1845 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 5
Chamber Senate
Latest vote 2014-02-06: Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required)
Latest action 2014-02-06: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which second cloture was not invoked on the bill (Record Vote No. 24) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S794)
Policy area Labor and Employment
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act – Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and September 30, 2014, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (FSEUCA of 1970) against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) Amends the FSEUCA of 1970 to postpone similarly from December 31, 2013, to March 31, 2014, termination of the period during which a state may determine its "on" and "off" indicators according to specified temporary substitutions in its formula. Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to appropriate funds out of the employment security administration account through the first quarter of FY2015 to assist states in providing reemployment and eligibility assessment activities. Amends the…

Subjects: Appropriations, Department of Labor, Employee hiring, Employment and training programs, Employment taxes, Executive agency funding and structure, Intergovernmental relations, Railroads, State and local finance, Transportation employees


Roll-call votes on S1845 (113th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2014-02-06 Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 1845 Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required) 30 19 1 Official tally
2014-01-14 Senate On the Motion to Table S. 1845 Motion to Table Failed (45-55) 20 30 0 Official tally
2014-01-14 Senate On the Cloture Motion S. 1845 Cloture Motion Rejected (55-45, 3/5 majority required) 30 20 0 Official tally
2014-01-09 Senate On the Motion to Table S. 1845 Motion to Table Failed (42-54) 18 30 2 Official tally
2014-01-07 Senate On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1845 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (60-37, 3/5 majority required) 31 17 2 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is S1845 in the 113th Congress?

S1845 (Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act) was introduced in the 113th Congress (2013–2015) by Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI].

What is the latest action on S1845?

On 2014-02-06: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which second cloture was not invoked on the bill (Record Vote No. 24) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S794)

How many roll-call votes were held on S1845?

5 recorded votes in the 113th Congress. The most recent, on 2014-02-06, was "On the Cloture Motion S. 1845": Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required).