[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1447 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1447

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to equalize the Federal 
medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in the 
expansion population of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2019

 Mr. Grothman 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 equalize the Federal 
medical assistance percentage applicable to certain individuals in the 
expansion population of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    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 ``Medicaid Equality Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EQUALIZING THE FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE FOR 
              CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN THE EXPANSION POPULATION OF THE 
              PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

    Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (y)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (E); and
            (2) in subsection (z)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(through 
                2019)'' after ``thereafter''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(VI), by striking ``and 
                each subsequent year''.
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