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A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to require the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal employees and annuitants an annual opportunity to transfer enrollments between…

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A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to require the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal employees and annuitants an annual opportunity to transfer enrollments between health benefit plans.

Introduced: February 3, 1982 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Feb 11, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from GAO, OPM, OMB.
Feb 3, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 3, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Office of Personnel Management to provide a 30-day period each year during which Federal employees may transfer enrollments between health benefit plans.

What's happening now February 11, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 24, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5439: A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to require the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal employees and annuitants an annual opportunity to transfer enrollments between health benefit plans.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5439/
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"H.R. 5439: A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to require the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal employees and annuitants an annual opportunity to transfer enrollments between health benefit plans.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5439/.
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H.R. 5439, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5439/.
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[H.R. 5439: A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to require the Office of Personnel Management to provide Federal employees and annuitants an annual opportunity to transfer enrollments between health benefit plans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5439/)
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