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Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

Introduced: January 4, 2019 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-3.
Jan 24, 2019
Signed by President.
Jan 23, 2019
Presented to President.
Jan 18, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 17, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S297)
Jan 17, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S297)
Jan 9, 2019
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Jan 8, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 8, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H235)
Jan 8, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H235)
Jan 8, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 259.
Jan 8, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H234-237)
Jan 8, 2019
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 4, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Jan 4, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms.

(Sec. 2) The bill makes appropriations for FY2019 for, and otherwise revises, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)

(Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services.

(Sec. 4) The bill reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility.

(Sec. 5) The bill also reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.

What's happening now January 24, 2019

Became Public Law No: 116-3.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 260 Related bill Medicaid Provisions and TANF Extenders Act of 2019
  • HR 648 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
  • HR 21 Related bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
 Bill text 5 versions

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 259: Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-259/
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"H.R. 259: Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-259/.
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H.R. 259, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-259/.
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