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HR 2982 115th Congress House Health American Samoa Caribbean area Foreign aid and international relief Guam Marshall Islands Medicaid Micronesia Northern Mariana Islands Oceania Palau Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Covering our FAS Allies Act

Introduced: June 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Covering our FAS Allies Act

This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.

What's happening now June 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5942 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
  • S 3660 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018
  • S 1391 Identical bill Covering our FAS Allies Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jun 27, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2982: Covering our FAS Allies Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2982/
MLA
"H.R. 2982: Covering our FAS Allies Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2982/.
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H.R. 2982, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2982/.
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[H.R. 2982: Covering our FAS Allies Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2982/)
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