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H.R. 5891 112th Congress House

Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Defense Base Act to require the provision of insurance under that Act under a Government self-insurance program, and to require an implementation strategy for such self-insurance program.

Introduced: September 10, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistanceMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentWorker safety and health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 10, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jun 5, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 5, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2012

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Defense Base Act (the Act) to require satisfaction through the Government Defense Base Act self-insurance program of insurance and benefits requirements imposed on defense contractors with respect to on-job injuries.

Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Labor to jointly: (1) develop and execute an implementation strategy for a self-insurance program for insurance required by the Act, and (2) report to Congress on such strategy and on the implementation of this Act.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 10, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5891: Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5891/
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"H.R. 5891: Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5891/.
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H.R. 5891, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5891/.
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