HR 955
117th Congress
House
Health
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Medicaid
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Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021
This bill allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release. The Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to the accessibility and quality of health care for incarcerated individuals, including the impact of the bill's changes.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
57
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Kilmer, Derek
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
COOPER, JAMES
D
Levin, Mike
MALONEY, CAROLYN
R
Bacon, Don
RYAN, TIM
R
Van Drew, Jefferson
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Trahan, Lori
D
Auchincloss, Jake
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Deutch, Theodore
Jones, Mondaire
Kahele, Kaiali'i
D
Peters, Scott H.
Yarmuth, John
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Adams, Alma S.
Blumenauer, Earl
Cárdenas, Tony
D
Carson, André
Cicilline, David
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Dean, Madeleine
DOYLE, MIKE
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Kuster, Ann
D
Matsui, Doris O.
McNerney, Jerry
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Payne, Donald
D
Pressley, Ayanna
RUSH, BOBBY
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Veasey, Marc A.
D
Cohen, Steve
Newman, Marie
D
Pocan, Mark
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Pingree, Chellie
R
Rutherford, John H.
Spanberger, Abigail
R
Hill, J. French
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 955: Medicaid Reentry Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-955/
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