[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9846 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9846

    To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to treat certain 
     individuals receiving child's insurance benefits as receiving 
   supplemental security income benefits for purposes of determining 
                         Medicaid eligibility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2026

 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to treat certain 
     individuals receiving child's insurance benefits as receiving 
   supplemental security income benefits for purposes of determining 
                         Medicaid eligibility.

    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 ``Childhood Disability Benefits 
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING CHILD'S INSURANCE 
              BENEFITS AS RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
              BENEFITS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING MEDICAID 
              ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1634(c) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1383c(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Any individual entitled to child's insurance benefits which 
are payable under section 202(d) shall be treated for purposes of title 
XIX as receiving benefits under this title so long as such individual 
would be eligible for benefits under this title in the absence of such 
child's insurance benefits.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to any determination or redetermination of eligibility for 
medical assistance under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) made on 
or after the date of the enactment of this section.
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