USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004

-Provision incorporated. See S. 2486, as amended, Title II, Sections 201 and 202.

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HouseJun 23, 2004IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.2486 Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 23, 2004

USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004 - Extends from 18 to 24 months the maximum period of employer-sponsored health care coverage that a person covered by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) may elect to receive while absent from employment due to service in the uniformed services.

Reinstates reporting requirements for the Secretary of Labor relative to USERRA cases.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R–SC

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jul 21, 2004
-Provision incorporated. See S. 2486, as amended, Title II, Sections 201 and 202.
Jul 21, 2004
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 4658, as amended, Title II, Sections 201 and 202.
Jun 24, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1228-1229)
Jun 23, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2004
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2004
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.4659, 108th Congress: USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4659

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr4659/BILLS-108hr4659ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.4659 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.4659, 108th Congress: USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4659

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr4659/BILLS-108hr4659ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-18T19:00:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.4659, 108th Congress: USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4659

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr4659/BILLS-108hr4659ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-18T19:00:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.4659, 108th Congress: USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4659

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-06-23.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr4659/BILLS-108hr4659ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-08-18T19:00:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.4659 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.