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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) was |
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| enacted over 60 years ago to guarantee financing for a national |
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| employment security system, to be operated on the basis of a |
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| partnership between the federal government and the separate |
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| states; and
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| WHEREAS, A "temporary surtax" of 0.2%, enacted under FUTA |
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| in 1976, is still being collected today; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the past several years, FUTA unemployment |
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| taxes have burdened job creation and employment, and the |
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| ability of states to fund essential unemployment insurance and |
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| employment services has suffered; and
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| WHEREAS, States should be better equipped to provide local |
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| services to their unemployed citizens; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge the United States Congress and President to enact |
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| employment security financing reform that includes repealing |
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| the FUTA surtax, increasing state flexibility, and eliminating |
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| inefficiencies in FUTA tax collection while maintaining the |
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| trust funds on the unified budget; and be it further
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