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TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: June 28, 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
 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.

What's happening now June 28, 2007

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

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