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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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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 August 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Aug 4, 2020
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Aug 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7942: Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7942/
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"H.R. 7942: Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7942/.
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H.R. 7942, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7942/.
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[H.R. 7942: Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7942/)
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