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HR 4052 104th Congress House

Health Care Assurance for Retired Employees Act of 1996

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers.

Introduced: September 26, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Sep 27, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sep 20, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sep 11, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 11, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 27, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Assurance for Retired Employees Act of 1996 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, to require advance notice to participants and the Secretary of Labor of material reductions in group health plan covered services. Prohibits any such change from taking effect until the Secretary determines that it does not violate the plan, including collective bargaining agreements.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require qualified pension plans to provide qualifying persons 55 years of age or older a coverage continuation option until they are eligible for Medicare. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide retired workers who lose their retiree health benefits with specified Medicare enrollment and coverage protections.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 3, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 26, 1996
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 26, 1996
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 26, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4052: Health Care Assurance for Retired Employees Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4052/
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"H.R. 4052: Health Care Assurance for Retired Employees Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-4052/.
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