H.R. 5625 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2018 Mr. Bera (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Delaney, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to align open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Easy Enrollment Act of 2018. 2. Aligning open enrollment periods for Exchange plans with deadline for filing Federal income tax returns (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: (B) annual open enrollment periods— (i) for calendar years after the initial enrollment period and before 2020, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) for 2020 and subsequent calendar years, that begin on a date specified by the Secretary and end on April 15 of such calendar year; . (b) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).