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H.R. 6662: Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018

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H.R. 6662: Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-08-10 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-08-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018

Plain summary

Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018 This bill provides statutory authority for the extension of a special enrollment period under Medicare Advantage (MA) to enrollees in certain Medicare Cost plans that are not transitioning into qualifying MA plans. Current regulations allow such enrollees (i.e., non-deemed individuals) to participate in the special enrollment period.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Empowering Seniors' Enrollment Decision Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6662, Empowering Seniors’ Enrollment Decision Act of 2018 (2018-09-11)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6662 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115