Update January 31, 2014: News reports indicate that legislation to renew expired Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) will be back on the Senate agenda next week, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is hoping for a vote next week on a 3 month extension. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) said yesterday that, if this legislation is passed it would be retroactive, "The proposal that is being pushed now involves making the payments retroactive. So if we pass it that will be the case."
In addition, President Obama has announced an initiative to encourage hiring of the long term jobless. Here's a list of companies that have pledged to encourage the hiring of unemployed workers.

This is good news, retroactive, i like the sound of that

Contact Congress: Here's how to contact Congress to urge them to renew federal unemployment benefits.