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H.R. 4835 105th Congress House

COBRA Extension Act of 1998

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend COBRA continuation coverage for surviving spouses.

Introduced: October 14, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health Employee health benefitsExcise taxFamiliesGovernment Operations and Politics
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Government employees' health insuranceHealth insurance continuationLabor and EmploymentLocal employeesMarried peopleState employeesSurvivors' benefitsTax penaltiesTaxation
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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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Oct 20, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 14, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Oct 14, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Oct 14, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Oct 14, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 14, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COBRA Extension Act of 1998 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to extend health plan insurance continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) for surviving spouses.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4835: COBRA Extension Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4835/
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"H.R. 4835: COBRA Extension Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4835/.
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H.R. 4835, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4835/.
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