HR 6042
115th Congress
House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification…
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished wit… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.
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17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-222.
Jul 30, 2018
Signed by President.
Jul 19, 2018
Presented to President.
Jul 18, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 17, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 17, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 17, 2018
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5006)
Jul 17, 2018
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5006)
Jun 20, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 19, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 19, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5244)
Jun 19, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5244)
Jun 19, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6042.
Jun 19, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5244-5245)
Jun 19, 2018
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 7, 2018
Introduced in House
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Became Public Law No: 115-222.
Plain-English summary
(Sec. 1) This bill delays by one year (to January 1, 2020) the Medicaid federal matching rate reduction that is scheduled to take effect for states that fail to require an electronic visit verification system for personal care services (services that help certain individuals with basic needs of daily life).
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Cosponsors
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6042: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6042/
"H.R. 6042: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6042/.
H.R. 6042, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6042/.
[H.R. 6042: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6042/)