Medicare Enrollment Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 9, 2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2019
- 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)—a federal law that allows an individual to maintain health coverage following loss of coverage due to termination of employment or another qualifying event.
The bill exempts such individuals from certain monthly premium increases associated with delaying Medicare coverage.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2019 to Oct 13, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | May 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 7, 2019 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | May 7, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Feb 4, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 14, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Mar 9, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Oct 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Oct 13, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in House
- May 7, 2019Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1657 | Seniors’ Health Care Choice Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in House
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