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HR 1663 107th Congress House

Health Insurance Continuation Improvement Act of 2001

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

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years.

Introduced: May 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Employee health benefitsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment employees' health insuranceHealth insurance continuation
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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.
May 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Health Insurance Continuation Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to extend the health care continuation base period to 60 months.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1663: Health Insurance Continuation Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1663/
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"H.R. 1663: Health Insurance Continuation Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1663/.
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H.R. 1663, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1663/.
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