[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3907 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3907
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for
additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2025
Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself and Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for
additional requirements with respect to the navigator program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Expand Navigators' Resources for
Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act of 2025'' or the ``ENROLL Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE
NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1311(i) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(i)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) Selection of recipients.--In the case of an
Exchange established and operated by the Secretary
within a State pursuant to section 1321(c), in awarding
grants under paragraph (1), the Exchange shall--
``(i) select entities to receive such
grants based on an entity's demonstrated
capacity to carry out each of the duties
specified in paragraph (3);
``(ii) not take into account whether or not
the entity has demonstrated how the entity will
provide information to individuals relating to
group health plans that are not qualified
health plans; and
``(iii) ensure that, each year, the
Exchange awards such a grant to at least 1
entity described in this paragraph that is a
community and consumer-focused nonprofit
group.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after
``qualified health plans'' the following: ``, State
Medicaid plans under title XIX of the Social Security
Act, and State children's health insurance programs
under title XXI of such Act'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and'';
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) conduct public education activities in plain
language to raise awareness of the requirements of and
the protections provided under qualified health
plans.''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following flush left
sentence:
``The duties specified in the preceding sentence may be carried
out by such a navigator at any time during a year.'';
(3) in paragraph (4)(A)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``not'';
(B) in clause (i)--
(i) by inserting ``not'' before ``be''; and
(ii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(C) in clause (ii)--
(i) by inserting ``not'' before
``receive''; and
(ii) by striking the period and inserting a
semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iii) maintain physical presence in the
State of the Exchange so as to allow in-person
assistance to consumers.''; and
(4) in paragraph (6)--
(A) by striking ``Funding.--Grants under'' and
inserting ``Funding.--
``(A) State exchanges.--Grants under''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Federal exchanges.--For purposes of carrying
out this subsection, with respect to an Exchange
established and operated by the Secretary within a
State pursuant to section 1321(c), the Secretary shall
obligate $100,000,000 out of amounts collected through
the user fees on participating health insurance issuers
pursuant to section 156.50 of title 45, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulations) for fiscal
year 2026 and each subsequent fiscal year. Such amount
for a fiscal year shall remain available until
expended.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
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