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HR 2575 115th Congress House

BENES Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the el… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2018 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 or the BENES Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to:

  • establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare,
  • require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility, and
  • restructure Medicare enrollment periods and coverage periods.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1909 Identical bill BENES Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Republican 2
D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 24, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 13, 2018
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 5, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 21, 2017
Costello, Ryan
· Nov 16, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Oct 24, 2017
Barletta, Lou
· Sep 14, 2017
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 14, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 19, 2017
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 19, 2017
Meehan, Patrick
· May 19, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2575: BENES Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2575/
MLA
"H.R. 2575: BENES Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2575/.
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H.R. 2575, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2575/.
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[H.R. 2575: BENES Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2575/)
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