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HR 4401 115th Congress House

Recidivism Reduction Act

Official title: To ensure prompt access to Supplemental Security Income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions.

Introduced: November 15, 2017 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Correctional facilities and imprisonmentDisability assistanceFamily relationshipsIntergovernmental relations
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MedicaidPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial security and elderly assistanceState and local government operations
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recidivism Reduction Act

This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires:

  • the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply;
  • the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and
  • the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4401: Recidivism Reduction Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4401/
MLA
"H.R. 4401: Recidivism Reduction Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4401/.
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H.R. 4401, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4401/.
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[H.R. 4401: Recidivism Reduction Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4401/)
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