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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Sep 19, 2000
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.
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Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D–MD
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Became Public Law No: 106-394.
Became Public Law No: 106-394.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10551-10552)
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10551-10552)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7760-7761)
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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2842.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7760-7762)
Mrs. Morella moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-779.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 106-779.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1855)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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