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        <text>Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.</text>
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        <text>Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Reservist Health Care Continuity Act - Requires employers to continue health care coverage for National Guard and reserve personnel called to active duty (and their dependents) for the lesser of: (1) an 18-month period or the day after the person fails to return to such employment, in the case of an employer with 20 or fewer employees; or (2) the period of such absence or the day after the person fails to return to such employment, in the case of an employer with more than 20 employees. Requires the Secretary of Defense to reimburse employers for the employer share of any premiums for such health care coverage for each month during such military service.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>Reservist Health Care Continuity Act</title>
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        <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that employers of members of the National Guard and the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are called to active duty continue to offer health care coverage for dependents of such members, and for other purposes.</title>
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      <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.</text>
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