Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act

Bill: 116-hr-2003
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority to allow federal employees to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), or make changes to their enrollment due to a qualifying life event, during a lapse in appropriations for the federal government. Specifically, the bill designates the FEHB services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2019 Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Connolly , Mr. Meadows , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Young , and Mr. Taylor ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relating to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns Act . 2. Designating certain FEHBP-related services as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act (a) In general Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Any services by an officer or employee under this chapter relating to enrolling individuals in a health benefits plan under this chapter, or changing the enrollment of an individual already so enrolled due to a qualifying life event, shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. . (b) Application The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.