Health Insurance Continuation Improvement Act of 2001
Latest action · Jun 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2001 to May 24, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 16, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 16, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 17, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 17, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 17, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | May 22, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 24, 2001 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 1, 2001 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2001 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 1, 2001 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2001 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 1, 2001 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2001 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- May 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 1, 2001Introduced in House
- May 1, 2001Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the basic period for health care continuation from 18 months to 5 years.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Health Insurance Continuation Improvement Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2001Introduced in House
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