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S 3548 111th Congress Senate

Extend COBRA Premium Assistance Program Act of 2010

Official title: A bill to provide for the extension of premium assistance for COBRA benefits.

Introduced: June 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insurance
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 29, 2010
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 Latest action June 29, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extend COBRA Premium Assistance Program Act of 2010 - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend premium assistance for COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) until November 30, 2010. Limits premium assistance to a period of six months for individuals who are terminated from employment after June 1, 2010.

Revises rules for valuing assets in grantor retained annuity trusts to require that: (1) the right to receive fixed amounts from an annuity last for a term of not less than 10 years; (2) such fixed amounts not decrease during the first 10 years of the annuity term; and (3) the remainder interest have a value greater than zero when transferred.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3548: Extend COBRA Premium Assistance Program Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3548/
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"S. 3548: Extend COBRA Premium Assistance Program Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3548/.
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S. 3548, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3548/.
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