Real Unemployment Calculation Act

H.R. 484 · 113th Congress · Feb 4, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

To recognize a primary measure of national unemployment for purposes of the Federal Government.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Real Unemployment Calculation Act”.

Sec. 2 Primary measure of unemployment

The measure of unemployment issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics known as U5 shall be treated by the Bureau as the official unemployment rate and shall be considered by the Federal Government as the primary measure of unemployment in the United States.

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Feb 4, 2013viewing Introduced in House Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Mulvaney, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Radel, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Broun of Georgia, and Mr. Long) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Real Unemployment Calculation Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Primary measure of unemployment

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