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HR 3221 105th Congress House

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1997

Official title: To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the Federal Government to enroll… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the Federal Government to enroll an employee and his or her family in the FEHB Program when a State court orders the employee to provide health insurance coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails to provide the coverage.

Introduced: February 12, 1998 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Child healthChild support enforcementFamiliesFederal employees
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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.
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Feb 25, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Feb 12, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Feb 12, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to direct the agency of an unenrolled employee who is required by a court or administrative order to provide health insurance coverage for a child who meets FEHB requirements to enroll the employee in a self and family enrollment option which provides the lower level of coverage under the Service Benefit Plan, if such employee fails to enroll for self and family coverage in a health benefits plan that provides full benefits and services in the location in which the child resides and does not provide documentation showing that such coverage has been provided through other health insurance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3221: Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3221/
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"H.R. 3221: Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3221/.
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