HR 7942
116th Congress
House
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act
Introduced: August 4, 2020
Introduced by:
Sánchez, Linda T.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Aug 4, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act
This bill addresses the availability of health coverage through the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) program during, and in the year following, the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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