House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-449

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

H.R. 6867Introduced Sep 10, 2008Policy area: Labor and Employment

Became law on Nov 21, 2008.

Sponsor: Rep. Jim McDermott D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 10, 2008
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseOct 3, 2008 · 368–28
Passed SenateNov 20, 2008 · by voice vote
To the PresidentNov 20, 2008
Became lawNov 21, 2008

Latest action: Nov 21, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-449.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6867.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008” on December 22, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 20, 2008, and signed by the President on November 21, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2008 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20438
CBO publication date
December 22, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6867, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6867
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6867, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008” on December 22, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 20, 2008, and signed by the President on November 21, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 22, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20438
CBO publication date
December 22, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6867, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6867
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
72511e2ea2bee55641084e2e5e439c9dd49c26187f12f2b76bf975235574fdef
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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

20 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 18 Democrats

2 of 20 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Robert Brady (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Travis Childers (D-MS), John Dingell (D-MI), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Phil English (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), John Hall (D-NY), Phil Hare (D-IL), Baron Hill (D-IN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Sander Levin (D-MI), George Miller (D-CA), Jon Porter (R-NV), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Charles Wilson (D-OH), John Yarmuth (D-KY).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim McDermott.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-7 district

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