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6/28/2007--Introduced.<br/>TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the tax credit for the health insurance costs of trade adjustment assistance (TAA) workers to, among other things: (1) increase the rate of such credit from 65 to 95% of health insurance costs ; (2) allow for the full amount of such credit and for full payment of TAA worker health insurance premiums for months prior to the issuance of a qualified health insurance costs credit eligibility certificate; and (3) set forth new tax credit eligibility rules for TAA workers and their family members.<br/>Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a program to offer TAA workers enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP).<br/>Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) prevent a lapse of health care coverage for TAA workers; and (2) align coverage periods under such Act with eligibility periods for TAA workers. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require a state or entity to use national emergency grant funds to provide TAA workers and their family members with health insurance coverage for periods prior to their first eligibility month.

1183003200 2007-06-28 Fri Nov 07 16:01:05 -0600 2008 introduced 44999 '35':6 'tax':19 '1986':13 'bill':2 'code':11 'amend':4 'credit':20 'health':17 'improv':15 'intern':9 'purpos':24 'revenu':10 'coverag':18 'section':5 48122 official introduced 44999 'act':5 'taa':1 '2007':7 'health':2 'improv':4 'coverag':3 51252 short action 44999 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120626 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. R000361 1937-06-18 4895 531 Hart Senate Office Building http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-7665 John 'd':4 'wv':5 'jay':8 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'rockefel':3,7,10 M 300084 Rockefeller John_Rockefeller D. Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] 1692 Jay N00001685 10190 Democrat 202-224-6472 Presbyterian WV Jay John Rockefeller 1.0 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/ B000944 1952-11-09 7910 713 Hart Senate Office Building http://brown.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6321 Sherrod 'd':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'brown':3,7,9 'sherrod':2,6,8 M 400050 Brown Sherrod_Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] 5099 N00003535 13618 Democrat 202-224-2315 Lutheran OH Sherrod Brown 3.55072463768116 http://brown.senate.gov/ SherrodBrownOhio S000033 1941-09-08 3930 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://sanders.senate.gov/comments/ 202-228-0776 Bernard 'vt':5 'sen':1 'berni':8 'sander':3,7,10 'bernard':2,6,9 M 400357 Sanders Bernard_Sanders Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] 1831 Bernie N00000528 9708 Independent 202-224-5141 Jewish VT Bernie Bernard Sanders 6.79245283018868 http://sanders.senate.gov/ SenatorSanders action 44999 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120626 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. action 44999 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120625 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8709-8711) introduced 44999 1183003200 Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 -0500 2007 120624