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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit the recoupment of funds recovered by States from one or more tobacco manufacturers.

Introduced: February 3, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Feb 3, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 3, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1157-1158)
Feb 3, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit 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 from being treated as an overpayment.

Permits a State to use amounts recovered or paid to it as part of such a settlement or judgment for any appropriate expenditures, except with respect to any expenditure for administrative expenses incurred in initiating or pursuing tobacco litigation.

What's happening now February 3, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 17, 1999
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 2, 1999
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 3, 1999
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 3, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 346: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit the recoupment of funds recovered by States from one or more tobacco manufacturers.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-346/
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