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S 2066 115th Congress Senate Health Caribbean area Disaster relief and insurance Housing and community development funding Medicaid Natural disasters Public housing Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017

Introduced: November 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 2, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017

This bill requires a state, as a condition of participation in the Medicaid program, to provide medical assistance to eligible survivors of Hurricane Maria. For a specified coverage period, the federal matching rate shall be 100% with respect to such assistance. Eligibility shall be determined on the basis of specified income standards but without application of any resources test or state-residency requirements.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, upon request from a public housing agency, provide additional funding for specified housing assistance that is necessary as a consequence of a major disaster. The Department of Agriculture shall do the same upon request from either a state or a political subdivision of a state.

What's happening now November 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1