Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012
Latest action · Sep 26, 2012 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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Defense Base Act (the Act) to require satisfaction through the Government Defense Base Act self-insurance program of insurance and benefits requirements imposed on defense contractors with respect to on-job injuries.
Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Labor to jointly: (1) develop and execute an implementation strategy for a self-insurance program for insurance required by the Act, and (2) report to Congress on such strategy and on the implementation of this Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 10, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 10, 2012 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 5, 2012 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Sep 26, 2012 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2012 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Jul 10, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 10, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Jun 5, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2012Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3480.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Defense Base Act to require the provision of insurance under that Act under a Government self-insurance program, and to require an implementation strategy for such self-insurance program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2012Introduced in House
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