ENROLL Act of 2019
Latest action · May 3, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
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, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expand Navigators' Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019 or the ENROLL Act of 2019
This bill makes several changes to the navigator program for health insurance exchanges (a program through which entities receive funding to provide education and enrollment assistance). Specifically, the bill addresses certain funding decisions and regulatory actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
For example, the bill increases funding for navigators in federally facilitated exchanges (FFEs) beginning in FY2020. (The CMS decreased annual funding for FFE navigators for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 program years.)
The bill also counters guidance issued by the CMS regarding navigator criteria by requiring FFE navigators to be chosen without regard to how the entity provides information on association health plans or short-term, limited-duration insurance.
The bill also reinstates certain requirements that were removed by the CMS in 2018. Specifically, the bill requires (1) at least two navigators in each FFE, including at least one community and consumer-focused nonprofit group; and (2) that navigators be physically present in the state where the exchange is located.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2019 to May 1, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | May 1, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2019Markup Apr 3, 2019Reported May 3, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2019Markup Mar 27, 2019Reported Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-50.
- May 3, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
- Apr 3, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 3, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 22.
- Mar 27, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 29, 2019H.R. 1386, ENROLL Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 36, February 27, 2019, page H2272.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-12 | STRENGTHENING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: LEGISLATION TO LOWER CONSUMER COSTS AND EXPAND ACCESS205 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 6, 2019 |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 987 | Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act | Related bill | May 20, 2019 |
| HR 1425 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2020 |
| HR 1806 | ENROLL Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 12, 2021 |
| HR 1874 | ENROLL Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 16, 2021 |
| HR 1884 | Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- ENROLL Act of 2019
- Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- ENROLL Act of 2019
- Expand Navigators’ Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Consumer affairs
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Tax-exempt organizations
- User charges and fees
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
