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HR 4336 116th Congress House

Easy Enrollment Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to align open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2019 Introduced by: Bera, Ami Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 16, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action September 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Easy Enrollment Act of 2019

This bill changes the annual open enrollment period for health care exchanges. Beginning with benefit year 2021, the annual open enrollment period must begin on a date set by the Department of Health and Human Services and must end on April 15 of the benefit year. Under current regulations, the annual open enrollment period begins on November 1 and ends on December 15 of the calendar year preceding the benefit year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Kilmer, Derek
· Feb 4, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4336: Easy Enrollment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4336/
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"H.R. 4336: Easy Enrollment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4336/.
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