# 116-hr-6311: Care for COVID-19 Act

116-hr-6311, Care for COVID-19 Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6311
- Congress: 116
- Title: Care for COVID-19 Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Care for COVID–19 Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover, without any cost-sharing requirement, inpatient and outpatient services related to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill further provides a special enrollment period for individuals who are diagnosed with, or presumed diagnosed with, COVID-19 to obtain coverage through (1) the individual or group marketplace, (2) a health insurance exchange, or (3) an employer-funded health plan.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6311 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6311)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6311 (as of 2025-11-18).