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S 1301 114th Congress Senate

Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Introduced: May 12, 2016 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Health American SamoaCaribbean areaForeign aid and international reliefGuam
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Marshall IslandsMedicaidMicronesiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalauPuerto RicoVirgin Islands
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to permit coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the United States Government and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

Permits Medicaid coverage also to lawful residents, in accordance with such Compacts, but only at the option of the governor, of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa.

Exempts such citizens from the five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for federal means-tested public benefits with respect to Medicaid benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2249 Identical bill Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 9, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 12, 2016
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1301: Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1301/
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"S. 1301: Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1301/.
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