US SB2227 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-3-2)
Status: Introduced on December 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
EMPOWER Care Act Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend funding through FY2022 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist in rebalancing states' long-term care systems.)
Title
EMPOWER Care Act Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5306 (Same As) 2018-09-13 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2227/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2227/BILLS-115s2227is.pdf |
