[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1301 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1301

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal 
 medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia under the 
                    Medicaid Program to 75 percent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2011

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal 
 medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia under the 
                    Medicaid Program to 75 percent.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Medicaid 
Reimbursement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING THE MEDICAID FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE 
              FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO 75 PERCENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``70 percent'' and inserting 
``75 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2011.
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