[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1697 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1697

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 2019

   Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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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 ``Immediate Coverage for Former 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 Immediate Coverage for Former 
Foster Youth Act''.
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