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REEF Act

USA118th CongressS-1274| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2024
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (17)
Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Josh Hawley (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2946
REEF Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-545
REEF Act
Apr 20, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2785
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Mar 6, 2024
Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 6, 2024
Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Whitehouse without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 6, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 339.
Apr 10, 2024
By Senator Whitehouse from Committee on the Budget filed written report. Report No. 118-168.
Apr 10, 2024
Senate committee report filed after reporting
May 22, 2024
Star Print ordered on report 118-168.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4860
    REEF Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2946
    REEF Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-545
    REEF Act


  • April 20, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2785
    Introduced in House


  • April 25, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 25, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.


  • March 6, 2024
    Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • March 6, 2024
    Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Whitehouse without amendment. Without written report.


  • March 6, 2024
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 339.


  • April 10, 2024
    By Senator Whitehouse from Committee on the Budget filed written report. Report No. 118-168.


  • April 10, 2024
    Senate committee report filed after reporting


  • May 22, 2024
    Star Print ordered on report 118-168.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2785: REEF Act
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesRailroadsTransportation employeesUnemployment

REEF Act

USA118th CongressS-1274| Senate 
| Updated: 5/22/2024
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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4860
REEF Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2946
REEF Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-545
REEF Act
Apr 20, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2785
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Mar 6, 2024
Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 6, 2024
Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Whitehouse without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 6, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 339.
Apr 10, 2024
By Senator Whitehouse from Committee on the Budget filed written report. Report No. 118-168.
Apr 10, 2024
Senate committee report filed after reporting
May 22, 2024
Star Print ordered on report 118-168.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4860
    REEF Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2946
    REEF Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-545
    REEF Act


  • April 20, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2785
    Introduced in House


  • April 25, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 25, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.


  • March 6, 2024
    Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • March 6, 2024
    Committee on the Budget. Reported by Senator Whitehouse without amendment. Without written report.


  • March 6, 2024
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 339.


  • April 10, 2024
    By Senator Whitehouse from Committee on the Budget filed written report. Report No. 118-168.


  • April 10, 2024
    Senate committee report filed after reporting


  • May 22, 2024
    Star Print ordered on report 118-168.
Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

Republican Senator

Nebraska

Cosponsors (17)
Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Josh Hawley (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Budget Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2785: REEF Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesRailroadsTransportation employeesUnemployment