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S 1693 113th Congress Senate

ACA Enrollment Extension Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the initial open enrollment period.

Introduced: November 13, 2013 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
Health Comprehensive health careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 13, 2013
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 Latest action November 13, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ACA Enrollment Extension Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the initial open enrollment period provided by a health care exchange so that the period closes on a date that is the later of: (1) May 31, 2014, or (2) a later date determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) after considering the progress made on improving the functionality of the federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace and related factors.

Provides similar terms for initial or special enrollment periods applicable to other health insurance coverage in the individual market.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals, for taxable year 2014, from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month ending prior to the enrollment period closing date determined by the Secretary under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1693: ACA Enrollment Extension Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1693/
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