Be Open Act

Bill: 114-hr-3112
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2015-07-16
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Better Enrollment Options Protect Employee Needs Act or the Be Open Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the requirement that employers with more than 200 full-time employees that offer enrollment in one or more health benefits plans automatically enroll all new full-time employees in one of those plans.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2015 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Hudson , and Mr. Walberg ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Enrollment Options Protect Employee Needs Act or the Be Open Act . 2. Repeal Section 18A of the Fair Labor Standards Act ( 29 U.S.C. 218a ), as added by section 1511 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is repealed.