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H.R. 5972

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5972, the Right to Enroll Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5972 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb5972/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5972 IH: Right to Enroll Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5972  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 7, 2025   Mr. Pappas  (for himself,  Ms. Bynum ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Mr. Bera ,  Mrs. Beatty ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ,  Mr. Riley of New York ,  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ,  Mrs. McIver ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Ms. Stevens ,  Ms. Norton , and  Ms. Goodlander ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Right to Enroll Act of 2025  .
2.
Extending annual open enrollment period for Exchanges for plan year 2026
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise section 155.410(e) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) to provide that the annual open enrollment period determined for plan year 2026 pursuant to section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6) ) shall begin on November 1, 2025, and end on May 1, 2026.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026.

Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) sponsors H.R. 5972, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5972 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5972 has taken 2 actions since Nov 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5972 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5972 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Right to Enroll Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Right to Enroll Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend the annual open enrollment period for enrolling in a qualified health plan offered by an Exchange for plan year 2026. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5972 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC—Florida11—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INC—Kansas11—
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN—District of Columbia11—
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY (HCSC)—Illinois11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION11—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.11—
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.11—
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN11—
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY (HCSC)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALYSSA PALISI111
AMANDA INGRAM JACOBS111
AMANDA SCHWARTZ111
AMY MODLIN111
DAVID ADAMS111
DAVID MERRITT111
JERRY STEFFL111
KRIS HALTMEYER111
KRISTIN STUART111
LILLIAN GERMAN111
SUNEE MICKLE111
THOMAS FLETCHER111
THOMAS GILES111
THOMAS RADDER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATIONBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY (HCSC)HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY (HCSC)2025 fourth_quarter$730K4th Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGANBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN2025 fourth_quarter$266K4th Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INCBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$90K4th Quarter - Report
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INCBLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5972 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5972’s is Health.

hr5972/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com