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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 4, 1994
OCC and OTS Health Benefits Continuation Act - Provides for enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program of individuals (including family members, annuitants, former spouses, and certain unmarried dependent children) enrolled in a health benefits plan administered (before its termination on January 7, 1995) by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) or the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). Requires OCC and OTS to transfer to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Fund amounts determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to be necessary to reimburse the fund for the cost of providing benefits not otherwise paid for by the covered individuals.
People & committees
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Ms. Norton asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H11383)
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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