To amend regulations relating to the eligibility of Federal employees, during a Government shutdown, for supplemental vision and dental coverage, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to revise a rule concerning federal-employee supplemental vision and dental insurance coverage. The revision continues such coverage for up to one year in the event that a lapse in appropriations causes a federal employee to go unpaid or underpaid and the employee does not make such insurance premium payments during the period of nonpayment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsDental careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHearing, speech, and vision careOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)
To amend regulations relating to the eligibility of Federal employees, during a Government shutdown, for supplemental vision and dental coverage, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-1719| House
| Updated: 3/13/2019
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to revise a rule concerning federal-employee supplemental vision and dental insurance coverage. The revision continues such coverage for up to one year in the event that a lapse in appropriations causes a federal employee to go unpaid or underpaid and the employee does not make such insurance premium payments during the period of nonpayment.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsDental careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHearing, speech, and vision careOffice of Personnel Management (OPM)