HR 2891 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

COBRA Coverage Act of 2003

Introduced Jul 24, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 25, 2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1594)

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

COBRA Coverage Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for employer-provided COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) continuation coverage for covered employees and their families.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2003 to Oct 6, 2004, with 20 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerSep 3, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthySep 3, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Sep 3, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeSep 9, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsSep 9, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloSep 9, 2003
D-TNJim CooperSep 9, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezSep 9, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 15, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleySep 16, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaSep 23, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 30, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsSep 30, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottSep 30, 2003
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 30, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelSep 30, 2003
D-COMark UdallFeb 4, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 10, 2004
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 9, 2004
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOct 6, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1594)
  2. Jul 24, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jul 24, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Subjects

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