H.R. 2842 — Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000

To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the Federal Government to enroll an employee and his or her family in the FEHB Program when a State court orders the employee to provide health insurance coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails to provide the coverage.

Summary

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000 - Amends Federal law concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to direct the agency of an unenrolled employee who is required by a court or administrative order to provide health insurance coverage for a child who meets FEHB requirements to enroll the employee in a self and family enrollment option which provides the lower level of coverage under the Service Benefit Plan, if such employee fails to enroll for self and family coverage in a health benefits plan that provides full benefits and services in the location in which the child resides and does not provide documentation showing that such coverage has been provided through other health insurance.

Revises Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provisions to provide for the reduction required on the amount of any excess earnings of certain retirees entitled to an annuity supplement to be effective with respect to such supplements payable beginning on the first day of the seventh month after the end of the calendar year in which the excess earnings were earned.

Legislative Actions

2000-07-24

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.

2000-09-19

Mrs. Morella moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2000-09-19

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7760-7762)

2000-09-19

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2842.

2000-09-19

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7760-7761)

2000-09-19

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7760-7761)

2000-09-19

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2000-09-19

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

2000-09-20

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

2000-10-13

Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10551-10552)

2000-10-13

Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10551-10552)

Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000

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