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COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020

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

What's happening now April 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 3991 Related bill Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6486 Related bill Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • S 4469 Related bill COVID–19 Treatment Coverage Act
 Bill text 1 version

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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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