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H.R. 2982 115th Congress House

Covering our FAS Allies Act

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

Official title: 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: June 27, 2017 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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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 Latest action June 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jun 27, 2017
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jun 23, 2017
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 21, 2017
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 21, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2982: Covering our FAS Allies Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2982/
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"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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