H.R. 4336 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4336 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2019Mr. Bera (for himself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Aguilar) 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 2019. 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 2021, as determined by the Secretary; and (ii) for 2021 and subsequent calendar years, that begin on a date specified by the Secretary and end on April 15 of each 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 promulgate regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).