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HR 5550 110th Congress House

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a "child" under the health benefits program for Federal employees.

Introduced: March 6, 2008 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Mar 6, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 6, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Includes an unmarried dependent child who is under 25 years of age (currently, under age 22) or incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability that existed before age 25 (currently, before age 22) as a member of a federal employee's family who is eligible for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 5, 2008
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5550: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a "child" under the health benefits program for Federal employees.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5550/
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"H.R. 5550: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a "child" under the health benefits program for Federal employees.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5550/.
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H.R. 5550, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5550/.
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