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H.R. 2842 106th Congress House

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000

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: September 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-394.
Oct 30, 2000
Signed by President.
Oct 19, 2000
Presented to President.
Oct 13, 2000
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 13, 2000
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 13, 2000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 13, 2000
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10551-10552)
Oct 13, 2000
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10551-10552)
Sep 20, 2000
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sep 19, 2000
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2000
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 19, 2000
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7760-7761)
Sep 19, 2000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7760-7761)
Sep 19, 2000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2842.
Sep 19, 2000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7760-7762)
Sep 19, 2000
Mrs. Morella moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 24, 2000
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
Jul 24, 2000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-779.
Mar 30, 2000
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 30, 2000
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 22, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 22, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Sep 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sep 13, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1855)
Sep 13, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2000

Became Public Law No: 106-394.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000 - 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.

Revises Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provisions to provide for the reduction required on the amount of any excess earnings of certain retirees entitled to an annuity supplement to be effective with respect to such supplements payable beginning on the first day of the seventh month after the end of the calendar year in which the excess earnings were earned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1688 Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1999
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 10, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 13, 1999
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