3.0.0 2671 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z Senate S S 2004-07-15 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-15T21:41:19Z 2004-07-15 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2004-07-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8233-8234) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2004-07-15 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2004-07-22 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-07-22 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2004-09-07 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2004-09-08 False C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2004-09-08 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2004-09-08 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2004-09-09 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-09-13 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2004-09-13 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2004-09-21 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2004-09-24 False Health Drugs Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Medicaid Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Territories (U.S.) Health 00 2004-07-15 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-25T13:30:41Z State Fiscal Relief Act of 2004 - Amends the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to extend the temporary freeze of the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for certain States (continuing the FY 2003 FMAP through each calendar quarter of FY 2004, and the FY 2004 FMAP for each calendar quarter of FY 2005 if the FY 2005 FMAP would otherwise be less than the FY 2004 FMAP).

Amends the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to increase the FMAP: (1) by 2.95 percentage points for the last two calendar quarters of FY 2003 and the first three calendar quarters of FY 2004; and (2) by 1.26 percentage points for the last calendar quarter of FY 2004 and each calendar quarter of FY 2005.

Increases by 5.9 percent the ceiling on Medicaid payments to specified territories for the last two calendar quarters of FY 2003 and the first three calendar quarters of FY 2004. Increases such ceiling by 2.52 percent for the last calendar quarter of FY 2004 and each calendar quarter of FY 2005.

Amends SSA title XIX, with respect to the transitional increased Federal matching rate for increased administrative costs, to require a specified minimum increase for administrative expenditures that would not be incurred but for enactment of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. Sets $1.2 billion as the cap on the total amount of additional Federal funds expended as a result of this Act with respect to such administrative expenditures between October 1, 2004, and the later of either: (1) April 1, 2006; or (2) the end of the first fiscal year quarter that begins on or after the date on which benefits are first provided under the voluntary prescription drug benefit program under SSA title XVIII (Medicare) part D.

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