US Congress Senate Bill 2066 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017 This bill requires a state, as a condition of participation in the Medicaid program, to provide medical assistance to eligible survivors of Hurricane Maria. For a specified coverage period, the federal matching rate shall be 100% with respect to such assistance. Eligibility shall be determined on the basis of specified income standards but without application of any resources test or state-residency requirements. The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, upon request from a public housing agency, provide additional funding for specified housing assistance that is necessary as a consequence of a major disaster. The Department of Agriculture shall do the same upon request from either a state or a political subdivision of a state.

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017

Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4249 (Related) 2017-11-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2066/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2066/BILLS-115s2066is.pdf