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HR 2227 106th Congress House

COBRA Extension Act for 55 to 65 Year Olds

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act to permit extension of COBRA… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act to permit extension of COBRA continuation coverage for individuals age 55 or older.

Introduced: June 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
Health Employee health benefitsExcise taxGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment employees' health insurance
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Health insurance continuationLabor and EmploymentLocal employeesOlder workersRetiree health benefitsSocial WelfareState employeesTax penaltiesTaxation
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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 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
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 Latest action July 9, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Independent 1
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Jul 1, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 24, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 24, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 24, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2227: COBRA Extension Act for 55 to 65 Year Olds. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2227/
MLA
"H.R. 2227: COBRA Extension Act for 55 to 65 Year Olds." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2227/.
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H.R. 2227, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2227/.
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