H.R. 5740 · 109th Congress
To remove the 18 or 36 month limitation on the period of COBRA continuation coverage.
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Weldon7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to remove all limitations on Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage that establish a period by which such coverage must end, and instead provides no deadline for discontinuing such coverage.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 29, 2006
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to remove all limitations on Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage that establish a period by which such coverage must end, and instead provides no deadline for discontinuing such coverage. Sets forth a formula to determine the maximum allowable premium that certain qualified disabled beneficiaries and individuals receiving extended coverage provided pursuant to this Act may be charged based on the average monthly actuarial cost of such continuation coverage.
Applies such provisions to continuation coverage provided pursuant to the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To remove the 18 or 36 month limitation on the period of COBRA continuation coverage.
Latest action (Sep 7, 2006): Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 29, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.