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HR 2938 105th Congress House Health Collection of accounts Commerce Government Operations and Politics Intergovernmental fiscal relations Law Medicaid Social Welfare Tobacco settlement

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered as part of State litigation from one or more tobacco companies as an overpayment under the Medicaid Program.

Introduced: November 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Nov 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Nov 8, 1997
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to declare that any Medicaid-related funds recovered or paid to a State as part of a settlement or judgment reached in litigation the State initiated or pursued against one or more tobacco companies shall not be treated as an overpayment.

What's happening now November 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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