Michelle's Law
Latest action · Jan 25, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Michelle's Law - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan from terminating the coverage of a dependent child due to a medically necessary leave of absence from a postsecondary educational institution that causes the child to lose full-time status before the date that is the earlier of: (1) one year after the first day of the leave of absence; or (2) the date on which such coverage would otherwise terminate under the terms of the plan. Requires documentation and a certification by a physician.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2007 to Sep 25, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Sep 28, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Sep 28, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jan 30, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Sep 18, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 22, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 24, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Sep 25, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 25, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1198-1199)
- Jan 25, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1198 | John E. Sununu R-NH | Jan 25, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2851 | Michelle's Law | Related bill | Oct 9, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Michelle's Law
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
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