Bill Text: IL HR0775 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges Congress to pass federal funds on to States via block grants to be used for public welfare and Medicaid purposes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0775 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0775-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The growth in State and federal spending for | ||||||
3 | Medicaid and welfare entitlements are significantly increasing | ||||||
4 | budget costs; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The growth in Medicaid and welfare entitlement | ||||||
6 | costs will not be controlled until Illinois has the ability to | ||||||
7 | manage the programs to allow the residents of the State to | ||||||
8 | benefit from the programs; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Block grants will allow Illinois to design and | ||||||
10 | develop innovative, efficient, and productive Medicaid and | ||||||
11 | welfare programs that will meet the needs of our residents; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The United States House of Representatives passed | ||||||
13 | a budget which allows the federal government to give states | ||||||
14 | block grants to pay for Medicaid and other welfare | ||||||
15 | entitlements; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
17 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | the Illinois House of Representatives urges Congress to pass | ||||||
19 | federal funds on to States via block grants to be used for | ||||||
20 | public welfare and Medicaid purposes; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | delivered to the Governor and to each member of the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Congressional delegation.
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