US Congress House Bill 5471 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Introduced on May 28 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to extend until January 1, 2011, the temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA), for any state with a certain unemployment increase percentage during the recession adjustment period. Extends the entire recession adjustment period from December 31, 2010, through December 31, 2011. Declares that increases in the FMAP for a state shall apply to Medicaid payments attributable to expenditures for medical assistance provided to nonpregnant childless adults made eligible under a state plan who would have been eligible for child health assistance or other health benefits under eligibility standards in effect as of December 31, 2009, of a waiver of the state child health plan under SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP). Prohibits any additional federal payments to a state under this temporary FMAP increase for a calendar quarter occurring between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2011, unless, within 45 days after enactment of this Act, the state's chief executive officer certifies that the state will request and use such additional federal funds.

To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend for 6 months the increase provided under that Act in the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP).

Rep. Rick Boucher [D-VA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-28		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB3000 (Related) 2010-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5471/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5471/BILLS-111hr5471ih.pdf