国会目前还没有重新批准新的紧急救济金，尽管经济衰退以来曾经多次批准紧急救济金。
Congress has yet to reauthorize the emergency benefits package, as it has done so many times through the recession.
2008年6月，议会批准一大笔紧急救济金，援助了27个失业情况最严重的州（失业率高达8%），有效期达99周。
Thus in June 2008 Congress authorised a big package of emergency benefits, which now cover workers in 27 hard-hit states (those with unemployment rates above 8%) for up to 99 weeks.
明年4月份，现行紧急救助计划将到期，届时失去救济金的总人数可能增加到400万，那些仍在注册领取救济金的人也将失去救济金。
The total could rise to 4m by the end of April, when the existing emergency benefits programme expires and those still enrolled in it face the termination of their benefits.
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