S 2657 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004

Introduced Jul 14, 2004 Originated Senate Became Public Law 108-496 Sponsor Susan M. Collins R-ME

Latest action · Dec 23, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-496.

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.

IntroducedJul 14, 2004
Passed SenateNov 20, 2004
Passed HouseDec 6, 2004
To the PresidentDec 15, 2004
Became lawDec 23, 2004Public Law 108-496

Summary

Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004 - Sets forth provisions for the establishment of programs through which current and retired Federal employees and their family members and dependents may obtain enhanced dental and vision benefits to supplement those available under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB).

Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to submit a report to Congress describing and evaluating options whereby health insurance coverage under FEHB could be made available to unmarried dependent children under 25 years of age who are enrolled as full-time students at institutions of higher education.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2004 to Nov 18, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka	Original	Jul 14, 2004
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman		Jul 16, 2004
R-OH	George V. Voinovich		Jul 22, 2004
R-PA	Rick Santorum		Sep 9, 2004
R-VA	George Allen		Nov 18, 2004

Committees 1

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 Jul 14, 2004Markup Jul 21, 2004Reported Oct 8, 2004
	Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee	Referred Jul 15, 2004

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 23, 2004Signed by President.
Dec 23, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-496.
Dec 15, 2004Presented to President.
Dec 6, 2004Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 6, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10910-10914)
Dec 6, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2657.
Dec 6, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10910-10912)
Dec 6, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 24, 2004Received in the House.
Nov 24, 2004Held at the desk.
Nov 24, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2004Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11694-11697)
Nov 20, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11694-11697)
Oct 8, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. With written report No. 108-393.
Oct 8, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 783.
Jul 21, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 15, 2004Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
Jul 14, 2004Introduced in Senate
Jul 14, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8134-8135)
Jul 14, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 3

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
House	Debate and remarks H10910–H10914Text printed H10910–H10912	Danny K. Davis D-IL, James P. Moran D-VA, Tim Murphy R-PA, Tom Davis R-VA	Dec 6, 2004
Senate	Debate and remarks S11694Text printed S11694–S11697Amendments S11694, S11811	John McCain R-AZ, Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment)	Nov 20, 2004
Senate	Debate and remarks S8134	Susan M. Collins R-ME	Jul 14, 2004

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.

Committee report

S. Rept. 108-393

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4

Dec 22, 2004S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 6, 2004.</p>
Dec 22, 2004S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 6, 2004.
Aug 23, 2004S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs on July 21, 2004</p>
Aug 23, 2004S. 2657, Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Government Affairs on July 21, 2004

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R42741	Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Archived	Report	Jul 22, 2015

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
SA 4075	To make technical and conforming amendments.	Susan M. Collins R-ME	Amendment SA 4075 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 4844	Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004	Identical bill	Jul 26, 2004
HR 5295	Federal Employees Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004	Related bill	Oct 9, 2004

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to amend part III of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of programs under which supplemental dental and vision benefits are made available to Federal employees, retirees, and their dependents, to expand the contracting authority of the Office of Personnel Management, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004
Short Titles as Enacted: Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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