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HR 3887 112th Congress House Health Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance

Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act

Introduced: February 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Feb 2, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to increase from $5 billion to $10 billion the amount appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the temporary reinsurance program to reimburse participating employment-based group health benefits plans for a portion of the cost of providing health insurance coverage to early retirees (and their eligible spouses and dependents) between establishment of the program and January 1, 2014.

What's happening now March 29, 2012

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1088 Identical bill Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 2, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3887: Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3887/
MLA
"H.R. 3887: Retiree Health Coverage Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3887/.
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H.R. 3887, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3887/.
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