3.0.0 4401 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z House HR 2017-11-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:H.R. 4401.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H9377]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-17T17:40:15Z Referred to 2017-11-15T15:01:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-15T15:01:20Z 2017-11-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-11-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-11-15 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 N Social Welfare Correctional facilities and imprisonment Disability assistance Family relationships Intergovernmental relations Medicaid Poverty and welfare assistance Social security and elderly assistance State and local government operations Social Welfare 00 2017-11-15 Introduced in House 2018-10-04T17:45:05Z Recidivism Reduction Act

This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires:

  • the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply;
  • the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and
  • the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.
]]> Recidivism Reduction Act Display Title Recidivism Reduction Act Short Titles as Introduced Recidivism Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure prompt access to Supplemental Security Income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions. Introduced in House 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4401ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4401ih.xml 2017-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.