An amendment to the Jeffords amendment to provide that when unemployment is reduced to a level of 6.5 percent nationally, the bill will apply only to unemployment in "areas of substantial unemployment." "Area of substantial unemployment" is defined as "any area of sufficient size and scope to sustain a program under this Act and which has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most recent 12 months preceding the determination for which satisfactory data are available".

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Amendment Number
380
Description
An amendment to the Jeffords amendment to provide that when unemployment is reduced to a level of 6.5 percent nationally, the bill will apply only to unemployment in "areas of substantial unemployment." "Area of substantial unemployment" is defined as "any area of sufficient size and scope to sustain a program under this Act and which has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most recent 12 months preceding the determination for which satisfactory data are available".
Congress
98
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Sep 21, 1983
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 208 - 210 (Record Vote No: 347).
Submitted Date
Sep 21, 1983
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 30, 2021
Amendment 380 — Informed