The tax cut package included a 13-month extension for unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed, keeping the maximum number of weeks an individual can continue receiving unemployment benefits at 99 weeks in areas of high unemployment.

With the initial expiration of ther 2001/2003 tax cuts set for December 31, 2010, lawmakers acted to prevent the tax cuts from expiring. The 2001/2003 tax cuts were extended for all taxpayers for two years, beyond the President's initial proposal of extending them only for those earning under $200,000 ($250,000 for couples).

The Continuing Extension Act of 2010 extended unemployment benefits for previously unemployed workers for an additional two months, extending the benefit until the beginning of June.

As part of the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, unemployment benefits were extended for another month, raising the maximum number of eligible weeks in which unemployed workers can receive benefits up from 99 to 103.

Extended unemployment insurance benefits were originally passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Several bills since November 2009 have extended the duration in which unemployed workers can receive unemloyment insurance benefits, originally extended as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So far, lawmakers have extended unemployment benefits 3 times since ARRA was passed in February 2009, raising the maximum number of eligible weeks from 59 to over 99.

The Department of Defense appropriations bill contained a provision to extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, while also providing more funding to help cover state administration costs fo the program and to speed up the processing of applications.

Extended food stamp program funding was originally passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 passed in November 2009 included several extenders on provisions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

In the Department of Defense appropriations bill, an additional $13.6 billion in funding for unemployment insurance and benefits was included. The amendment included increased benefits and increased the number of weeks unemployed workers can be eligible for benefits by 20 weeks, from 79 to 99 weeks in the highest unemployment states. Unemployed workers are now eligible to receive 99 weeks of benefits beginning now through February 28, 2010.

This provision would further extend unemployment benefits under the stimulus act, allowing 14 additional weeks of collections across the board. In high unemployment states, this measure will provide 14 extra weeks of benefits for all individuals but 20 for those in the high unemployment states, bringing the total number of weeks to receive unemployment benefits from 59 to 79.

Provisions are part of the $787 billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," a set of policies designed to mitigate the effects of the economic crisis. The act contains significant spending for direct worker assistance, infrastructure, healthcare, education, aid to states, and other areas.