119 HR 3154 IH: Medicaid Improvement for Insular Areas Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-01 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3154IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 1, 2025Ms. King-Hinds (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Ms. Plaskett, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Improvement for Insular Areas Act of 2025.

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Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations (cap) for territories

(a)

In general

Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— (1)in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsections (g) and (h) and inserting subsections (g), (h), and (j); (2)in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking and paragraphs (3), (5), and (14) and inserting , paragraphs (3), (5), and (14), and subsection (j); and (3)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j)

Sunset of Medicaid funding limitations

Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa beginning with fiscal year 2025.. (b)

Conforming amendments

(1)Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking , the limitation in section 1108(f),. (2)Section 1903(u) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2025.