REEF Act
- Last Action
- 3/2/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
- 2021-03-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-02 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (12)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Railroads
- Transportation employees
- Unemployment
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