Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act

Bill: 116-hr-6647
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2020-05-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Dental care

Department of Homeland Security

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Hearing, speech, and vision care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to enroll or change their enrollment in a health insurance plan during a national emergency, such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and during the 30-day period following the end of the emergency.</p> <p>The bill also increases the biweekly government contribution towards health insurance plans for part-time TSA employees to match that contributed for full-time employees.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2020 Mr. Correa (for himself, Ms. Titus , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Costa , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Norton , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Richmond , Mrs. Napolitano , and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower health care costs for part-time Transportation Security Administration employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to change health care plans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act . 2. Health care opportunities for TSA employees (a) Coverage Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) During a national emergency (including a pandemic such as that caused by COVID–19) and the 30-day period following the end of such emergency, a Transportation Security Administration employee— (1) if such employee is not enrolled in a health benefits plan, dental benefits plan, or vision benefits plan under this chapter, chapter 89A, or chapter 89B, respectively, may enroll in such a plan; and (2) if such employee is enrolled in any such plan, may change such enrollment. . (b) Contributions Section 8906(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) In the case of an employee of the Transportation Security Administration who is occupying a position on a part-time career employment basis, the biweekly Government contribution shall be equal to that of an employee serving in a comparable position on a full-time career basis (as determined under regulations prescribed by the Office). In this paragraph, the term part-time career employment has the meaning given that term in section 3401(2). .