Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000
Public Law 106-394 · H.R. 2842 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 30, 2000 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD-7)
Cosponsors (10): Rep. Eleanor Norton, Rep. Constance Morella,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000 - Amends Federal law concerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to direct the agency of an unenrolled employee who is required by a court or administrative order to provide health insurance coverage for a child who meets FEHB requirements to enroll the employee in a self and family enrollment option which provides the lower level of coverage under the Service Benefit Plan, if such employee fails to enroll for self and family coverage in a health benefits plan that provides full benefits and services in the location in which the child resides and does not provide documentation showing that such coverage has been provided through other health insurance.
Revises Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) provisions to provide for the reduction required on the amount of any excess earnings of certain retirees entitled to an annuity supplement to be effective with respect to such supplements payable beginning on the first day of the seventh month after the end of the calendar year in which the excess earnings were earned.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Oct 30, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-394.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 13, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 20, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 19, 2000FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mrs. Morella moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 24, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 30, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 22, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 20, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 13, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.