H.R. 9940 119th Congress House

Disability Community Act of 2026

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a temporary higher Federal medical assistance percentage for Federal expenditures under the Medicaid p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a temporary higher Federal medical assistance percentage for Federal expenditures under the Medicaid program that are associated with the cost of compliance with certain Federal regulations with respect to services furnished in certain intermediate care facilities or home and community-based services furnished to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Introduced: July 23, 2026 Introduced by: Paul Tonko Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jul 23, 2026

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Energy and Commerce Committee
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9940: Disability Community Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9940/

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"H.R. 9940: Disability Community Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9940/.

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H.R. 9940, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9940/.

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