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HR 6273 116th Congress House

Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase allotments under the Medicaid program for territories of the United States, to provide for a temporary… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase allotments under the Medicaid program for territories of the United States, to provide for a temporary increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage for States under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 13, 2020
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 Latest action March 13, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020

This bill increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for all states and U.S. territories during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP, a state Medicaid program may not require standards for eligibility that are more restrictive than the standards that were in effect on January 1, 2020.

The bill also increases Medicaid funding for U.S. territories for FY2020-FY2021.

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  • HR 6201 Related bill Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6273: Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6273/
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"H.R. 6273: Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6273/.
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H.R. 6273, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6273/.
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