Medicare Enrollment Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 5, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Enrollment Protection Act
This bill creates a special Medicare enrollment period for individuals enrolled in, or transitioning out of, continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
The bill exempts such individuals from certain monthly premium increases associated with delaying Medicare coverage.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2018 to May 1, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Feb 27, 2018 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 27, 2018 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 27, 2018 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 21, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Mar 23, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 1, 2018 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 2, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 27, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2018Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1845 | Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2017 | Related bill | Apr 12, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2018Introduced in House
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