# 116-hr-6532: COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020

116-hr-6532, COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6532
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-04-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 This bill establishes a special health plan enrollment period during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The special enrollment period applies to plans offered through health insurance exchanges and is available to eligible individuals for eight weeks beginning one week after this bill is enacted. The bill also funds outreach activities for the Department of Health and Human Services to notify individuals about the special enrollment period.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6532 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6532)

## Related
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7232: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7232)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6532 (as of 2025-11-18).