HR 526
117th Congress
House
Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2021
Official title: To provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies.
Health
Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInfectious and parasitic diseases
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2021
This bill requires private health insurance plans to provide a 30-day special enrollment period for eligible individuals after a public health emergency is declared. An employee who is eligible but not enrolled may enroll in an employer-provided group health plan during the special enrollment period.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
5
Cosponsors
49
D
Williams, Nikema
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
JOHNSON, EDDIE
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Pressley, Ayanna
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Blumenauer, Earl
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Butterfield, G. K.
Cárdenas, Tony
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
COOPER, JAMES
D
Crow, Jason
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Deutch, Theodore
DOYLE, MIKE
D
Evans, Dwight
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
HASTINGS, ALCEE
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Nadler, Jerrold
Napolitano, Grace
D
Neguse, Joe
D
Omar, Ilhan
D
Pocan, Mark
Porter, Katie
D
Ross, Deborah K.
RYAN, TIM
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Spanberger, Abigail
Trone, David
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Welch, Peter
Wild, Susan
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 526: Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-526/
"H.R. 526: Ensuring Coverage in Public Health Emergencies Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-526/.
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