A bill to provide increased access to health care benefits, to provide increased portability of health care benefits, to provide increased security of health care benefits, to increase the purchasing power of individuals and small employers, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Nancy Kassebaum
Sponsor. Senator for Kansas. Republican.
104th Congress (1995–1996)
This bill was introduced on August 2, 1995, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
66 Cosponsors (39 Democrats, 27 Republicans)
Position statements
History
Jul 13, 1995
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Introduced
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Aug 2, 1995
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 28, 1996
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Apr 23, 1996
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Aug 1, 1996
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Aug 2, 1996
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Aug 21, 1996
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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S. 1028 (104th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1028. This is the one from the 104th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1995 to Oct 4, 1996. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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