Young Adult Healthcare Coverage Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 17, 2009 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6908)
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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Young Adult Healthcare Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides coverage for dependent children to make available such coverage, at the option of the participant involved, to a participant's child who (but for age) would be treated as a dependent child and who: (1) is under 30 years of age; (2) is not married; (3) has no dependents; (4) is a citizen or national of the United States; and (5) is not provided coverage as a participant, beneficiary, or enrollee under any other creditable coverage.
Applies such requirement to individual health insurance coverage.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2009 to Feb 25, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Feb 25, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6908)
- Jun 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11114 | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper D-PA | Oct 8, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6908 | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper D-PA | Jun 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to require the option of extension of dependent coverage for unmarried, uninsured children under 30 years of age under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Young Adult Healthcare Coverage Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in House
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