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Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005

Introduced: April 21, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005 - Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid to review: (1) each of Medicaid's major functional responsibilities; (2) issues that either threaten or improve the long-term financial condition of Medicaid; (3) Federal and State policies for Medicaid and Medicare enrollment (including enrollment sites), income eligibility, outreach, and documentation; (4) the operation and effectiveness of Medicaid premium assistance programs; and (5) Medicaid payment policies.

What's happening now March 14, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 26 Republican 8 Independent 1
BOUCHER, RICK
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 24, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 4, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 28, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Apr 28, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 21, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Apr 21, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 21, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 21, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 20, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 20, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 19, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Apr 19, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Apr 19, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Apr 19, 2005
Salazar, John
· Apr 19, 2005
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 14, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Apr 12, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Apr 12, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 5, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Apr 5, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 15, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 15, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Mar 14, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Mar 14, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Mar 14, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Mar 14, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 14, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 14, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 3, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 3, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Mar 3, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 3, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 3, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Mar 3, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 985: Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-985/
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"H.R. 985: Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-985/.
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