[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4807 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4807

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level 
 of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, 
   for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly 
                         eligible individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2016

 Mr. Richmond 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 provide the same level 
 of Federal matching assistance, regardless of date of such expansion, 
   for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly 
                         eligible individuals.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASED FMAP FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO NEWLY ELIGIBLE 
              INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF DATE OF SUCH EXPANSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in 2014, 2015, and 
        2016'' and inserting ``occurring during each of the first 3 
        consecutive calendar years in which the State provides medical 
        assistance to newly eligible individuals'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in 2017'' and 
        inserting ``occurring during the fourth consecutive calendar 
        year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly 
        eligible individuals'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``in 2018'' and 
        inserting ``occurring during the fifth consecutive calendar 
        year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly 
        eligible individuals'';
            (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``in 2019'' and 
        inserting ``occurring during the sixth consecutive calendar 
        year in which the State provides medical assistance to newly 
        eligible individuals''; and
            (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``in 2020 and each 
        year thereafter'' and inserting ``occurring during the seventh 
        consecutive calendar year in which the State provides medical 
        assistance to newly eligible individuals and each calendar year 
        thereafter''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111-148.
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