Worker Health Coverage Protection Act
Latest action · Apr 14, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Worker Health Coverage Protection Act
This bill provides health insurance premium assistance for individuals who become unemployed or are furloughed during or shortly after the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill treats premiums as paid for up to 15 months for individuals who (1) are terminated from employment and elect to continue insurance coverage through the COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) program or (2) receive a 20% or greater reduction in paid hours but remain eligible for coverage under a group health plan. Assistance is phased out based on adjusted gross income. The bill also specifies requirements for individuals changing, or enrolling in, health plans under the program.
Additionally, the bill requires employers to provide eligible individuals specified written notice about the premium assistance program, including, among other information, available health plan enrollment options and the date that such assistance expires.
The Department of the Treasury must reimburse employers, group health plans, and insurance issuers through a payroll tax credit or refund for unpaid premiums that were treated as paid under the program.
Premium assistance is not considered income for federal income tax purposes.
Cosponsors 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2020 to Jul 16, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 14, 2020 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Apr 14, 2020 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 21, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 24, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 24, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Apr 24, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 24, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Apr 24, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2020Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
- Apr 14, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4714 | Worker Health Coverage Protection Act | Related bill | Sep 24, 2020 |
| HR 6810 | Health Care Protection Act | Related bill | May 12, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Department of the Treasury
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Income tax rates
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House
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