US HB2310 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 69-1)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 23 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. |
| 2011-07-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-06-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-06-23 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2011-06-23 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2011-06-23 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2011-06-23 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1028 (Same As) 2011-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
SB563 (Same As) 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB563 (Same As) 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Labor and employment
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Labor and employment
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2310/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2310/BILLS-112hr2310ih.pdf |
