Health Insurance for Life Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 9, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Insurance for Life Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to remove all limitations on Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage that establish a period by which such coverage must end, and instead provides no deadline for discontinuing such coverage. Sets forth a formula to determine the maximum allowable premium that certain qualified disabled beneficiaries and individuals receiving extended coverage provided pursuant to this Act may be charged based on the average monthly actuarial cost of such continuation coverage.
Applies such provisions to continuation coverage provided pursuant to the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2007 to Sep 8, 2008; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Aug 4, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 8, 2008 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2007 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 2, 2007 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 30, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2007Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To remove the 18 or 36 month limitation on the period of COBRA continuation coverage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Health Insurance for Life Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in House
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