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HR 4709 115th Congress House Health District of Columbia Health programs administration and funding Medicaid State and local finance

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 21, 2017 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Dec 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill incrementally lowers, from 70% in FY2019 to 54% in FY2027 and subsequent years, the maximum federal matching rate under Medicaid for Washington, DC.

What's happening now December 22, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4709: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4709/
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"H.R. 4709: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4709/.
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H.R. 4709, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4709/.
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[H.R. 4709: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4709/)
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