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Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020

Introduced: April 7, 2020 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 19, 2020
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Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020

This bill provides funding and establishes additional programs under Medicare and Medicaid to address the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for specified quality improvement and laboratory certification activities. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

In addition, the bill (1) temporarily requires state Medicaid programs to provide Medicare cost-sharing assistance to certain individuals who qualify for, or are enrolled in, the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit; and (2) authorizes a grant program to support Medicaid home- and community-based services during the public health emergency.

What's happening now March 19, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3544 Related bill Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 1, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· May 5, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 1, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 14, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 7, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Apr 7, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 7, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 26, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Mar 26, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 26, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 19, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Mar 19, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6305: Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6305/
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