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H.R. 2785 · 118th Congress

REEF Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JSD SchakowskySponsor
73 cosponsors · 56 D, 17 R
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5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill permanently exempts payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 20, 2023

Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act or the REEF Act

This bill permanently exempts payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

Currently, this exemption ends 30 days after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency period.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: REEF Act

Also known as: Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act

Latest action (Apr 20, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 20, 2023

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

No recorded floor vote found.