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H.R. 6532 116th Congress House

COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a special enrollment period during the COVID-19 emergency period and to carry out outreach and educational activities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2020 Introduced by: Lloyd Doggett Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 17, 2020
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 Latest action April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020

This bill establishes a special health plan enrollment period during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The special enrollment period applies to plans offered through health insurance exchanges and is available to eligible individuals for eight weeks beginning one week after this bill is enacted. The bill also funds outreach activities for the Department of Health and Human Services to notify individuals about the special enrollment period.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 3991 Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act
  • HR 6379 Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6486 Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
  • S 4469 COVID–19 Treatment Coverage Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 22, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Apr 17, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Apr 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6532: COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6532/
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"H.R. 6532: COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6532/.
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H.R. 6532, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6532/.
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