S.29 - Coverage Continuity Act

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for the health insurance costs of eligible individuals, to expand such credit to individuals covered under COBRA, and to extend the period of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for the health insurance costs of eligible individuals, to expand such credit to individuals covered under COBRA, and to extend the period of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals. as introduced.
  • Short: Coverage Continuity Act as introduced.

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1/7/2009--Introduced.Coverage Continuity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 65 to 85% the rate of the tax credit for the health insurance costs of taxpayers who are Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) benefit recipients

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1/7/2009--Introduced.Coverage Continuity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) increase from 65 to 85% the rate of the tax credit for the health insurance costs of taxpayers who are Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) benefit recipients; and
(2) extend such tax credit to certain individuals who are eligible for health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).Allows individuals whose eligibility for COBRA continuation coverage terminates between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009, to extend such coverage for an additional 12 months.

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11/08/09
Bill To Extend COBRA Subsidies Introduced In Senate

...families. The original COBRA subsidy included in the Recovery Act was based in part on Brown's Coverage Continuity Act (S.29) which he introduced in January, 2009. The provision in ARRA established a nine-month subsidy to help laid-off workers purchase

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11/06/09
Bill to extend COBRA subsidies introduced in Senate

...and their families. The original COBRA subsidy included in the Recovery Act was based in part on Brown's Coverage Continuity Act (S.29) which he introduced in January, 2009. The provision in ARRA established a nine-month subsidy to help laid-off workers

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09/09/09
Nigeria: Can CBN Governor Inject N420 Billion Into Five Troubled Banks Without the Approval of Nationa Assembly?

...that case, the action of the Governor of the apex bank does not require any appropriation by the National Assembly. Reading S.29 of the CBN Act and S.80 of the constitution, there is no basis for the House Committee's argument. The committee is only eng

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01/24/11
S.29: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area ...

...was very excited to learn that so many area legislators are in support of the bills (H.97 and S.29) in the Statehouse that would give me and other early educators a voice in the issues that affect our profession. Vermont families need quality .... OpenC

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01/24/11
S.29: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area ...

...was very excited to learn that so many area legislators are in support of the bills (H.97 and S.29) in the Statehouse that would give me and other early educators a voice in the issues that affect our profession. Vermont families need quality .... OpenC

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12/29/10
FEATHERSTONHAUGH v LEE MOOR PORCELAIN CLAY COMPANY | 73 Wire

n(3) 1 De G. J. & S. 29. n(4) 19 Ves. 144. n(5) 1 Y. & C. C. C. 98; S. C. on Appeal, 13 L. J. (Ch.) 268. n(6) 2 De G. F. & J. 310. n(7) 1 H. & M. 786. Mr. G. M. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. E. Charles, for the Messrs. Martin:- ...

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