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REEF Act

USA117th CongressS-545| Senate 
| Updated: 3/2/2021
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (12)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4860
REEF Act
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Sep 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5306
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4860
    REEF Act


  • March 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.


  • September 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5306
    Introduced in House

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2900: REEF Act
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesRailroadsTransportation employeesUnemployment

REEF Act

USA117th CongressS-545| Senate 
| Updated: 3/2/2021
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4860
REEF Act
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Sep 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5306
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4860
    REEF Act


  • March 2, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 2, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.


  • September 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5306
    Introduced in House
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (12)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Budget Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2900: REEF Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesRailroadsTransportation employeesUnemployment