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H.R. 1802 · 108th Congress

Keep America Working Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JMD McDermottSponsor
12 cosponsors · 11 D, 1 I
JCD Carson LED Evans BFD Frank DKD Kucinich TLD Lantos BLD Lee JND Nadler END Norton MOD Owens BSI Sanders PSD Stark HSD Solis

12 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Keep America Working Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the circumstances under which employment compensation is available to provide coverage due to the following, among other, circumstances, part-time employment, seasonal work, loss of employment due to sexual harassment, loss of child care, leaving work due to domestic violence, and…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 11, 2003
Keep America Working Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the circumstances under which employment compensation is available to provide coverage due to the following, among other, circumstances, part-time employment, seasonal work, loss of employment due to sexual harassment, loss of child care, leaving work due to domestic violence, and base period employment of less than 20 hours per week.

Redefines the term "wages" for purposes of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.

Repeals provisions: (1) allowing past Internal Revenue Service audits to act as the basis for current employment status determinations; (2) prohibiting regulations and rulings on employment status; and (3) outlining the determination of an employer's liability for certain employment taxes.

Permits unemployment compensation where separation from work is due to a spouse or domestic partner's change in residence. Specifies manner for computation of wage replacement ratios.

Amends the Social Security Act to require increases and decreases in the earnings allocated to State accounts when States meet or fail to meet funding goals.

Lowers the threshold for triggering an extended benefit period. Eliminates special Federal eligibility requirements for individuals seeking compensation in an extended benefit period.

Appropriates permanent funding from the employment security administration account for administration of State unemployment compensation, public employment offices, and veterans employment services programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Keep America Working Act of 2003

Latest action (Apr 23, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 11, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.