United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4018 (111th)
Additional health insurance options for unemployed Americans Act of 2009
Introduced
4 November 2009
Last action
5 November 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Subjects
Healthcare, Budget
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Additional Health Insurance Options for Unemployed Americans Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage for individuals with prior group plan coverage, to eliminate the requirement that such individuals have exhausted benefits under COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) or a similar state program after termination of employment.
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Timeline
4 November 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
4 November 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 November 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 November 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 November 2009 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4018
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4018
- us · 111-hr-4018 · source updated 14 August 2025