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COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

Introduced: December 3, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Dec 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.

What's happening now December 3, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 925 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 8406 Related bill Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
  • S 4800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 8871 Identical bill COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 3, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 3, 2020
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 3, 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 3, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 3, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 3, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 3, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 3, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 3, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Dec 3, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 3, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 3, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 3, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 3, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4957: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4957/
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"S. 4957: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4957/.
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S. 4957, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4957/.
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