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HR 816 108th Congress House

State Budget Relief Act of 2003

Official title: To provide certain temporary increases in the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under the Medicaid Program to help States finance increases in enrol… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide certain temporary increases in the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under the Medicaid Program to help States finance increases in enrollment due to rising unemployment and to prevent reductions in health insurance coverage due to State budget crises.

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 26, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
State Budget Relief Act of 2003 - Requires the Federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) for: (1) a State for FY 2002 to be substituted for the State's FMAP for each of such covered calendar quarters if the FMAP determined for a State for a covered calendar quarter would otherwise be less than the FY 2002 FMAP; and (2) each eligible State for each covered calendar quarter to be increased by two percentage points. Mandates specified FMAP increases for States with high unemployment rates, and a specified Medicaid payment cap increase for territories. Prohibits application of the FMAP increases for a State under this Act with respect to: (1) disproportionate share hospital payments under Medicaid; and (2) payments under SSA titles IV and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP).
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 22 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 19, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 29, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 3, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 3, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 27, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 13, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 13, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Feb 13, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 816: State Budget Relief Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-816/
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"H.R. 816: State Budget Relief Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-816/.
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H.R. 816, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-816/.
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