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S 563 112th Congress Senate

Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.

Introduced: September 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMarriage and family statusSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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Mar 10, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 10, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1028 Identical bill Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011
  • HR 2310 Identical bill Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 563: Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-563/
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"S. 563: Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-563/.
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S. 563, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-563/.
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