Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011

Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JSD SpeierSponsor

69 cosponsors · 68 D, 1 R

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47 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and Public Health Service Act to expand COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) to include an employee's domestic partner and any dependent child of the domestic partner.