A bill to provide for health benefits coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals enrolled in a plan administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 21, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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 16, 2002
- Passed SenateOct 17, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the: (1) Corporation to transfer to the Employees Health Benefits Fund amounts necessary for reimbursement for the costs of such continued coverage; and (2) Office of Personnel Management to provide for a period of notice and open enrollment for affected individuals.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 16, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | May 16, 2002 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 16, 2002Markup Oct 9, 2002Reported Oct 15, 2002 |
| International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee | Referred Jun 8, 2002 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Oct 21, 2002 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2002Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 21, 2002Received in the House.
- Oct 21, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- Oct 17, 2002Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10767; text as passed Senate: CR S10767)
- Oct 15, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
- Oct 15, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 710.
- Oct 9, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 8, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
- May 16, 2002Introduced in Senate
- May 16, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4496-4497)
- May 16, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4497)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10767Text printed S10767 | Harry Reid D-NV | Oct 17, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4496Text printed S4497 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (text) | May 16, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 24, 2002S. 2527, A bill to provide for health benefits coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals enrolled in a plan administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 9, 2002</p>
- Oct 24, 2002S. 2527, A bill to provide for health benefits coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals enrolled in a plan administered by the Overseas Private Investment CorporationCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 9, 2002
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for health benefits coverage under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals enrolled in a plan administered by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2002Referred in House
- Oct 17, 2002Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 15, 2002Reported to Senate
- May 16, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
