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HR 1335 106th Congress House

COBRA Extension Act of 1999

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: March 25, 1999 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 penaltiesTaxationWidowersWidowsWomen
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 25, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COBRA Extension Act of 1999 - 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.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Independent 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 25, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 25, 1999
SANDLIN, MAX
· Mar 25, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 25, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1335: COBRA Extension Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1335/
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"H.R. 1335: COBRA Extension Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1335/.
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H.R. 1335, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1335/.
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