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S 1739 110th Congress Senate

TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8711-8713)
Jun 28, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8709-8711)
Jun 28, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 28, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8711-8713)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for the health insurance costs of trade adjustment assistance (TAA) workers to, among other things: (1) increase the rate of such credit from 65 to 95% of health insurance costs ; (2) allow for the full amount of such credit and for full payment of TAA worker health insurance premiums for months prior to the issuance of a qualified health insurance costs credit eligibility certificate; and (3) set forth new tax credit eligibility rules for TAA workers and their family members.

Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a program to offer TAA workers enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP).

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) prevent a lapse of health care coverage for TAA workers; and (2) align coverage periods under such Act with eligibility periods for TAA workers.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require a state or entity to use national emergency grant funds to provide TAA workers and their family members with health insurance coverage for periods prior to their first eligibility month.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1739: TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1739/
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