Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993
Public Law 103-152 · H.R. 3167 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 24, 1993 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski (D-IL-5)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 320 yea, 105 nay320–105
- SenateRecorded vote: 79 yea, 20 nay79–20
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991 to extend to February 5, 1994, the authorization for new claims for benefits under the emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) program. Reduces the number of benefit weeks available during such extended period after October 2, 1993, to seven or 13, as applicable. Modifies the final phase-out period for continuation of claims.
Repeals provisions which allow certain claimants who have exhausted benefits to choose EUC benefits in lieu of regular State benefits at the beginning of a new benefit year.
Amends the Social Security Act to require the State agency administering the State unemployment law to establish and use a system of worker profiling of all new claimants for regular compensation to: (1) identify which claimants will be likely to exhaust regular compensation and will need job search assistance services; (2) refer identified claimants to reemployment services available under State or Federal law; and (3) collect follow-up information on such services and employment outcomes. Directs the Secretary of Labor to report to the Congress on such profiling system.
Makes a technical amendment to Unemployment Trust Fund provisions.
Extends a reporting date for an advisory council on unemployment compensation.
Provides for a temporary increase in the sponsorship period for aliens under the supplemental security income program.
Provides for an extension of the program of emergency unemployment compensation benefits for railroad workers.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 320 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
320 yea105 nay9 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(239)
- Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35- Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
- Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-16
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
- Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7- Rep. Daniel HamburgD-CA-1
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. William FordD-MI-13
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
- Rep. Mel ReynoldsD-IL-2
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
- Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18- Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
- Rep. Thomas BarlowD-KY-1
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4- Rep. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Mike KreidlerD-WA-9
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-8
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
- Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1- Rep. Leslie ByrneD-VA-11
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Lynn SchenkD-CA-49
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. James BacchusD-FL-15
- Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Maria CantwellD-WA-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36- Rep. Samuel CoppersmithD-AZ-1
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
- Rep. Marjorie Margolies-MezvinskyD-PA-13
- Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. David MannD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-4- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD- Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. Eric FingerhutD-OH-19
- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-19
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Peter BarcaD-WI-1
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
- Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-20
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
- Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(81)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-19
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
- Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21- Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
- Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
- Rep. Michael HuffingtonR-CA-22
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. David LevyR-NY-4
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 597 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 61 actions.
- Nov 24, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-152.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 23, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 320 - 105 (Roll no. 615).House roll call 615
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 320 - 105 (Roll no. 615).House roll call 615
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Rostenkowski brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-404 by previously agreed to special order.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
- Nov 22, 1993FloorFloor · PERMISSION TO CONSIDER CONFERENCE REPORT - Mr. Rostenkowski asked unanimous consent to consider the conference report on H.R. 3167, and that the conference report be considered as read when called up for consideration. Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 21, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 103-404 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-404 filed.
- FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 321 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3167. Waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.
- Nov 20, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79-20. Record Vote No: 392.Senate roll call 392
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79-20. Record Vote No: 392.Senate roll call 392
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recommit conference report rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36-63. Record Vote No: 391.Senate roll call 391
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Nov 9, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 202 (Roll no. 552).House roll call 552
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Crane moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Rostenkowski brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-333 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 298.
- FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 298 passed House.
- Nov 8, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 103-333 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-333 filed.
- FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 298 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3167.
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.