H.R. 2342: Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017
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H.R. 2342: Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-03 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4379)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4379) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017
Plain summary
Common SENSE Act of 2017 or the Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to expand notification requirements for health plans regarding beneficiaries who would lose coverage if not for continuation coverage (e.g., due to job termination) to include providing notice of: (1) guaranteed availability of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including special enrollment periods; and (2) special enrollment periods for Medicare.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] · 1 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2342.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2342 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115