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Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act

Introduced: February 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 28, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to extend COBRA continuation coverage for certain older workers.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise: (1) statewide employment and training activities, adding developing strategies for serving hard-to-serve populations and coordinating programs among one-stop partners; (2) local employment and training activities, with respect to intensive services and training services, and adding customer support for members of hard-to-serve populations, including individuals with disabilities; and (3) performance measures, data, and reporting.

What's happening now February 28, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 708: Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-708/
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