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H.R. 6636 117th Congress House

Due Process Continuity of Care Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
Health Correctional facilities and imprisonmentHealth care coverage and accessIntergovernmental relationsMedicaid
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Feb 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Due Process Continuity of Care Act

This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicaid benefits at the option of the state. The bill also provides funds for state planning grants to support the provision of such benefits.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 10 Republican 10
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 14, 2022
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 19, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· May 10, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· May 3, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 28, 2022
Demings, Val
· Mar 16, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 2, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 1, 2022
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 28, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 28, 2022
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Feb 15, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· Feb 15, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 8, 2022
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Feb 8, 2022
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 7, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 7, 2022
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Feb 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6636: Due Process Continuity of Care Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6636/
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"H.R. 6636: Due Process Continuity of Care Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6636/.
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H.R. 6636, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6636/.
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