3.0.0 5843 2023-01-12T17:52:37Z 2023-01-12T17:52:37Z House H HR 2006-07-19 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2006-09-28T14:54:41Z Referred to 2006-07-19T14:00:44Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-01T19:37:17Z Referred to 2006-07-19T14:00:49Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-19T14:00:54Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-19T14:00:39Z 2006-09-28 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2006-08-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 N S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2006-07-19 True Health Disabled Employee health benefits Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Health insurance continuation Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Local employees Medical economics State employees Tax credits Tax rates Tax returns Taxation Health 00 2006-07-19 Introduced in House 2006-08-18T19:01:24Z COBRA Enhancement and Health Care Relief Act of 2006 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code, and related federal law provisions to extend from 18 to 36 months the period during which employees and other individuals whose group health care coverage has terminated can continue such coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (known as COBRA continuation coverage).

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for the cost of COBRA continuation coverage; (2) provide for advance payments of such credit to cover current COBRA continuation coverage premiums; and (3) increase tax rates for individuals with adjusted gross incomes over $500,000 ($1 million for married taxpayers filing joint tax returns).

]]> COBRA Enhancement and Healthcare Relief Act of 2006 Display Title COBRA Enhancement and Healthcare Relief Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend the COBRA continuation Act provisions to extend COBRA continuation coverage from 18 months to 36 months, to provide a tax credit for the cost of such coverage, and to reduce the income tax rate reduction for families with incomes of more than a million dollars. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced COBRA Enhancement and Healthcare Relief Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5843ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5843ih.xml 2006-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.