ACA OUTREACH Act
Latest action · Apr 15, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Affordable Care Act Outreach for the Uninsured, Transformative Recruitment, and Enrollment Action for Compassionate Healthcare Act of 2019 or the ACA OUTREACH Act
This bill provides funds through FY2022 for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support (1) navigator programs, which conduct public education activities about qualified health plans and facilitate enrollment; and (2) outreach and promotional activities for health insurance exchanges. HHS also must award grants to states with state-run health insurance exchanges to conduct such outreach and promotional activities among diverse constituencies, including minority, rural, and underserved communities; people with disabilities; young adults; and individuals who are likely to be uninsured.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2019 to May 2, 2019, with 23 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and paralysis
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Minority health
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2019Introduced in House
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