HR 5126
106th Congress
House
Health
American Samoa
Economics and Public Finance
Federal-territorial relations
Government Operations and Politics
Guam
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Medicaid
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Social Welfare
Virgin Islands
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories.
Introduced: September 7, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 7, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Sep 7, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
Increases the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) (including for such territories) from 50 percent to 77 percent .
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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