H.R. 6647: Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-01 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act

Plain summary

Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act This bill allows employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to enroll or change their enrollment in a health insurance plan during a national emergency, such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and during the 30-day period following the end of the emergency. The bill also increases the biweekly government contribution towards health insurance plans for part-time TSA employees to match that contributed for full-time employees.

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Official text

Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · 15 cosponsors

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Dina Titus (D-NV), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6647.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6647 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116