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H.R. 5390 117th Congress House

COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act

Official title: To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to extend the premium assistance for COBRA Continuation Coverage for individuals and their families.

Introduced: September 30, 2021 Introduced by: Frank J. Mrvan Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Sep 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Sep 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act

This bill extends temporary health insurance premium assistance for enrollees in the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation coverage program.

Currently, COBRA premiums are fully subsidized through September 30, 2021, and the bill extends the subsidy through September 30, 2022.

The bill also provides for expedited review of denials of eligibility for such assistance.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
RYAN, TIM
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 29, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 29, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5390: COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5390/
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"H.R. 5390: COBRA Subsidy Extension for Workers and Families Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5390/.
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H.R. 5390, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5390/.
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