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If extended unemployment benefits are triggered by the recession and high unemployment rates, why do we need Congress to bass a bill every year?

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If extended unemployment benefits are triggered by the recession and high unemployment rates, why do we need Congress to bass a bill every year?

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Current extended benefit programs are enacted and considered to be emergency, not permanent programs. As emergency programs, they have set start and end dates and must be reauthorized passed the end date.