3.0.0 2575 2023-01-11T13:36:41Z 2023-01-11T13:36:41Z House HR 2017-05-19 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 87 (Friday, May 19, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RU1Z:H.R. 2575.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to provide for the general welfare and make alllaws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H4390]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-01T18:56:33Z Referred to 2017-05-19T13:04:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-26T15:29:21Z Referred to 2017-05-19T13:04:05Z BENES Act of 2017 115 1909 S 2017-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2017-06-01 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-05-26 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-19 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-05-19 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2017-05-19 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2017-05-19 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2017-05-19 True G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2017-09-14 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2017-09-14 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2017-10-24 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-11-16 False O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2017-11-16 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2017-11-16 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2017-12-21 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2017-12-21 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-12-21 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2018-02-05 False M001193 Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] Thomas MacArthur R NJ 3 2018-02-13 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2018-02-13 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-02-13 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2018-04-24 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2018-05-24 False Health Government information and archives Medicare Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Health 00 2017-05-19 Introduced in House 2017-06-01T22:06:32Z Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 or the BENES Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to:

  • establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare,
  • require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility, and
  • restructure Medicare enrollment periods and coverage periods.
]]> BENES Act of 2017 Display Title BENES Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BENES Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2575ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2575ih.xml 2017-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.