S 2730
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act of 2009
Introduced: November 4, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 4, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
COBRA Subsidy Extension and Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) increase the subsidy under COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) to 75% of a worker's health care insurance premium; (2) extend such subsidy from 9 to 15 months after termination from employment; (3) extend coverage under COBRA to employees whose work hours are involuntarily reduced; and (4) extend until June 30, 2010, the period of eligibility for COBRA premium assistance.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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