HR 2310 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011

Introduced Jun 23, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Jackie Speier D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 8, 2011 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 23, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and Public Health Service Act to expand COBRA coverage (health insurance continuation benefits) to include an employee's domestic partner and any dependent child of the domestic partner.

Cosponsors 69

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2011 to Jul 25, 2012; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CALois CappsOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 23, 2011
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 23, 2011
D-CABob FilnerJul 8, 2011
D-GAJohn LewisJul 8, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 8, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteJul 25, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseySep 9, 2011
D-CTJames A. HimesOct 13, 2011
D-CAJoe BacaDec 13, 2011
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJan 13, 2012
D-OHBetty SuttonFeb 1, 2012
D-MAJohn F. TierneyFeb 7, 2012
D-CASusan A. DavisFeb 16, 2012
D-CAJanice HahnFeb 28, 2012
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Feb 28, 2012
D-ILMike QuigleyFeb 28, 2012
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMar 8, 2012
D-TNSteve CohenMar 22, 2012
D-WAAdam SmithMar 26, 2012
D-PAChaka FattahMar 29, 2012
D-MIJohn D. DingellMay 11, 2012
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 16, 2012
D-NYTimothy H. BishopJul 25, 2012
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 25, 2012

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 23, 2011
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred Sep 8, 2011
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 23, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 24, 2011
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 23, 2011
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 7, 2011

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Jul 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jun 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House
  5. Jun 23, 2011Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4528.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 563Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011Identical billMar 10, 2011
HR 1028Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011Identical billMar 21, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for equal access to COBRA continuation coverage.
Short Titles as Introduced
Equal Access to COBRA Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2011Introduced in House

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