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HR 5200 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Child health Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Marriage and family status

FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act

Introduced: May 4, 2010 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 25, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
May 4, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 4, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act - Extends eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to a federal employee's, annuitant's, or former spouse's dependent child (currently, unmarried dependent child) who is under age 26 (currently, under age 22) or incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability which existed before age 26 (currently, before age 22).

What's happening now May 25, 2010

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2978 Related bill To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a "child" under the health…
  • HR 5179 Related bill To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that family coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Pr…
  • S 3341 Identical bill FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 29, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· May 6, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 5, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· May 4, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5200: FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5200/
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"H.R. 5200: FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5200/.
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