S 2626
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Veterans' medical care
Restoring Health Benefits for Justice-Involved Individuals Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Restoring Health Benefits for Justice-Involved Individuals Act of 2019
This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicare, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or veterans' health benefits.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1