H.R. 5179 · 111th Congress
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that family coverage under the Federal Employees Health…
Full title
To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that family coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program remains available with respect to an otherwise eligible child of a Federal employee or annuitant until that child attains 26 years of age, and for other purposes.
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Extends eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to a federal employee's, annuitant's, or former spouse's dependent child (currently, unmarried dependent child) who is under age 26 (currently, under age 22) or incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability which existed before age 26 (currently, before…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 29, 2010
Extends eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to a federal employee's, annuitant's, or former spouse's dependent child (currently, unmarried dependent child) who is under age 26 (currently, under age 22) or incapable of self-support because of mental or physical disability which existed before age 26 (currently, before age 22).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that family coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program remains available with respect to an otherwise eligible child of a Federal employee or annuitant until that child attains 26 years of age, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Jul 20, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 29, 2010
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No recorded floor vote found.