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S 2949 111th Congress Senate Social Welfare Caribbean area Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Haiti Homelessness and emergency shelter Latin America Medicaid Medicare Natural disasters

Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act

Introduced: January 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-127.
Jan 27, 2010
Signed by President.
Jan 27, 2010
Presented to President.
Jan 26, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Jan 26, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 26, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H348)
Jan 26, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H348)
Jan 26, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2949.
Jan 26, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H348-350)
Jan 26, 2010
Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 26, 2010
Held at the desk.
Jan 26, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 26, 2010
Received in the House.
Jan 25, 2010
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S202-203; text as passed Senate: CR S203)
Jan 25, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S202-203; text as passed Senate: CR S203)
Jan 25, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase the funding cap under the U.S. Repatriation Program to $25 million for FY2010 for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens (and their dependents) returning from foreign countries in the event of destitution, illness, war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide $65 million in additional funding for the Qualified Individual (QI) Program which pays the Medicare part B premium costs for low-income seniors. Reduces a corresponding amount otherwise available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for FY2014.

What's happening now January 27, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-127.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 25, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2949: Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2949/
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"S. 2949: Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2949/.
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S. 2949, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2949/.
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