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HR 726 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil service retirement Federal employees Government employees' life insurance Workers' compensation

To permit certain Federal employees who retired or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group life…

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To permit certain Federal employees who retired or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group life insurance program.

Introduced: January 31, 1989 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB and OPM.
Feb 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1980 to provide for the establishment of a one-year period during which certain Federal employees who retired on an immediate annuity or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, shall be allowed to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group life insurance program, including coverage under the optional insurance programs.

What's happening now February 22, 1989

Executive Comment Requested from OMB and OPM.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 10, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 3, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 726: To permit certain Federal employees who retired or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group life insurance program.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-726/
MLA
"H.R. 726: To permit certain Federal employees who retired or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group life insurance program.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-726/.
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H.R. 726, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-726/.
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[H.R. 726: To permit certain Federal employees who retired or became entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group life insurance program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-726/)
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