[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6959 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6959

 To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for 
     immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2020

    Ms. Bass (for herself, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Trone) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for 
     immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid.

    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 ``Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for 
Foster Youth Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR FORMER FOSTER 
              YOUTH.

    Section 1002(a)(2) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 
(Public Law 115-271) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2023'' and 
inserting ``the date of enactment of the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage 
for Foster Youth Act''.
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