HR 2227
106th Congress
House
Health
Employee health benefits
Excise tax
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Health insurance continuation
Labor and Employment
Local employees
Older workers
Retiree health benefits
Social Welfare
State employees
Tax penalties
Taxation
COBRA Extension Act for 55 to 65 Year Olds
Introduced: June 15, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 28, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 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.
Jun 15, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1259-1260)
Jun 15, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
COBRA Extension Act for 55 to 65 Year Olds - 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 individuals age 55 or older.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.