[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 275 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 275

       To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
 Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide 
            primary and preventive care to all individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2005

   Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
       To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
 Reconciliation Act of 1996 to allow States and localities to provide 
            primary and preventive care to all individuals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMITTING STATES AND LOCALITIES TO PROVIDE PRIMARY AND 
              PREVENTIVE CARE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 411(b)(1) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(b)(1)) 
is amended by inserting ``or for primary and preventive care'' after 
``Act)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to primary and preventive care furnished before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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