Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-1

A bill to provide for a 5-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a transition period for individuals receiving compensation when the program under such Act ends.

S. 23Introduced Jan 7, 2003Policy area: Labor and Employment

Became law on Jan 8, 2003.

Sponsor: Sen. Peter Fitzgerald R-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 7, 2003
Committee actionskipped
Passed SenateJan 7, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseJan 8, 2003 · 416–4
To the PresidentJan 8, 2003
Became lawJan 8, 2003

Latest action: Jan 8, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-1.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 23.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 23, an act to provide for a five-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 . . .” on January 16, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the act as cleared by the Congress on January 8, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14252
CBO publication date
January 16, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 23, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/23
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 23, an act to provide for a five-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 . . .” on January 16, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the act as cleared by the Congress on January 8, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 16, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14252
CBO publication date
January 16, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 23, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/23
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dbd8505d2bdc93ce0837935685ad47878571972eee976e012fdbd7e97a9f33fb
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 14 Democrats

13 of 18 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.

Max Baucus (D-MT), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Arlen Specter (D-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Peter Fitzgerald.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.