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HR 3966 111th Congress House Health Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Unemployment

To amend the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act.

Introduced: October 29, 2009 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 29, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Oct 29, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 29, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Oct 29, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Oct 29, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act for six months (until June 30, 2010).

What's happening now December 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3930 Related bill Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act of 2009
  • S 2730 Related bill COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 1, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3966: To amend the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3966/
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"H.R. 3966: To amend the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance under such Act.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3966/.
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H.R. 3966, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3966/.
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