[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3130 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3130

 To provide that, if comprehensive health care reform legislation that 
  provides Americans access to quality, affordable health care is not 
enacted by June 30, 2010, then Members of Congress may not participate 
   or be enrolled in a Federal employees health benefits plan under 
               chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 16, 2010

  Mr. Bennet introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that, if comprehensive health care reform legislation that 
  provides Americans access to quality, affordable health care is not 
enacted by June 30, 2010, then Members of Congress may not participate 
   or be enrolled in a Federal employees health benefits plan under 
               chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Congressional Health Benefits 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISQUALIFICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
              BENEFITS PLANS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Health care reform legislation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``health care reform 
                legislation'' means comprehensive health care reform 
                legislation that provides citizens and nationals of the 
                United States, and aliens lawfully present in the 
                United States, access to quality, affordable health 
                care.
                    (B) Principles of health care reform.--Health care 
                reform legislation described in subparagraph (A) shall 
                incorporate the following principles:
                            (i) Ending the denial of coverage to 
                        individuals with preexisting conditions.
                            (ii) Protecting guaranteed Medicare 
                        benefits for seniors.
                            (iii) Reducing premium costs for families 
                        and small businesses.
                            (iv) Providing Americans access to the same 
                        insurance choices as Members of Congress.
                            (v) Ensuring that new and expanded programs 
                        are paid for and do not add to the Federal 
                        deficit.
            (2) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
        means any member of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
    (b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
except as provided under subsection (b), a Member of Congress may not 
participate in or be enrolled in any Federal employees health benefits 
plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, during the period 
beginning on July 1, 2010, through the date on which the Comptroller 
General of the United States submits a report described under 
subsection (d).
    (c) Initial Determination and Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2010, the 
        Comptroller General of the United States shall--
                    (A) make a determination of whether or not health 
                care reform legislation has been enacted; and
                    (B) submit a report to the Office of Personnel 
                Management, Secretary of the Senate, and the Chief 
                Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
                on that determination.
            (2) Enactment of legislation.--If the report under 
        paragraph (1) states that health care reform legislation has 
        been enacted, subsection (b) shall not take effect.
    (d) Subsequent Report.--Whenever after July 1, 2010, the 
Comptroller General of the United States makes a determination that 
health care reform legislation has been enacted, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit a report to the Office of 
Personnel Management, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives of that 
determination.
    (e) Open Enrollment.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
provide for a period of open enrollment for Members of Congress 
beginning on the earliest administratively feasible pay period 
following the date on which the Comptroller General of the United 
States submits a report under subsection (d).
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