House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Committee actionJul 15, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 9, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2477.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020” on October 29, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 29, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56708
- CBO publication date
- October 29, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2477, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2477
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020” on December 8, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website Bills to be Considered on the House Floor (https://docs.house.gov/floor/) on December 7, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56892
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2477, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2477
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6bef0275cd3c54f479b763becd9aed63d1c74af177dd79ee01f7f2f81bf40af7
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2477, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2020” on December 8, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website Bills to be Considered on the House Floor (https://docs.house.gov/floor/) on December 7, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 8, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56892
- CBO publication date
- December 8, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2477, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2477
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6bef0275cd3c54f479b763becd9aed63d1c74af177dd79ee01f7f2f81bf40af7
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-621 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on December 8, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 8, 2020 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/621
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2477, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2477
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 72, May 2, 2019, Page H3441):Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 2, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 184 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2477, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2477
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6bef0275cd3c54f479b763becd9aed63d1c74af177dd79ee01f7f2f81bf40af7
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
18 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 11 Democrats
7 of 18 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), John Katko (R-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Bill Posey (R-FL), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Jackie Walorski (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.
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- H.R. 3239 (116th) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
- H.R. 2519 (116th) Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020
- H.R. 2281 (116th) Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
- H.R. 1381 (116th) Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2279 (116th) Safe Step Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.