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HR 3779 104th Congress House

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reward States for collecting Medicaid funds expended on tobacco-related illnesses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 1996 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 16, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 10, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Jul 10, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reward States that recover by lawsuit from manufacturers of tobacco products Federal and State health care costs incurred under Medicaid for the treatment of individuals with diseases attributable to the use of tobacco products. Provides for: (1) attributing a portion of such recovered costs to the non-Federal share of expenditures under the Medicaid programs of such States; and (2) paying another portion to the National Institutes of Health for disease research.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 16, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 1996
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 10, 1996
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 10, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3779: Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3779/
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"H.R. 3779: Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3779/.
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H.R. 3779, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3779/.
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