3.0.0 2586 2023-01-11T13:15:09Z 2023-01-11T13:15:09Z Senate S S 2008-01-31 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-01-31T23:35:52Z 2008-01-31 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S548-549) IntroReferral 2008-01-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S547-548) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-01-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-02-06 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2008-02-08 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2008-02-08 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2008-03-03 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2008-03-03 False L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2008-03-11 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-03-12 False Health Authorization Economics and Public Finance Federal aid programs Federal mandates Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Medicaid Social Welfare Territories (U.S.) Welfare eligibility Health 00 2008-01-31 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-01T19:12:45Z State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008 - Provides that, if the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) determined without regard to this Act under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for a state for FY2008 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2007, the FY2007 FMAP shall be substituted for the state's otherwise applicable FMAP for the second, third, and fourth calendar quarters of FY2008.

Provides also that, if the FMAP determined without regard to this Act for a state for FY2009 is less than the FMAP as so determined for FY2008, the FY2008 FMAP shall be substituted for the state's otherwise applicable FMAP for the first and second calendar quarters of FY2009.

Provides that, for each eligible state for the second, third, and, fourth calendar quarters of FY2008, and for the first and second calendar quarters of FY2009, the FMAP shall be increased by 1.225% points.

Provides for an increase in cap on Medicaid payments to territories.

Makes a state eligible for such an FMAP increase, and a territory for an increase in a cap amount, only if eligibility under its Medicaid plan is no more restrictive than the eligibility under such plan (or waiver) as in effect on December 31, 2007.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2009 for payments to states (temporary state fiscal relief) for use in: (1) providing government services; (2) covering the costs of complying with any federal intergovernmental mandate to the extent that the federal government has not provided funds to cover such costs; or (3) compensating for a decline in federal funding to the state.

]]> State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008 Display Title State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide States with fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced State Fiscal Relief Act of 2008 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2586is/xml/BILLS-110s2586is.xml 2008-01-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S548-549) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.