HR 2310
112th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011
Introduced: June 23, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and Public Health Service Act to expand COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) to include an employee's domestic partner and any dependent child of the domestic partner.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.