S. 1274 · 118th Congress
REEF Act
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FischerSponsor17 cosponsors · 6 D, 9 R, 2 I
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Brown
AK
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Klobuchar
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Ricketts
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Sanders
SC
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Capito
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Braun
BC
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Casey
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Baldwin
MC
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Crapo
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King
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Marshall
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Hawley
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Vance
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Cruz
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Cornyn
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Warnock
RB
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Blumenthal2 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 Senate · Apr 25, 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 (May 22, 2024): Star Print ordered on report 118-168.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 25, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.