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S. 1720 119th Congress Senate

Due Process Continuity of Care Act

Official title: A bill 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: May 12, 2025 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Health Correctional facilities and imprisonmentHealth care coverage and accessIntergovernmental relationsMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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May 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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 for state planning grants to support the provision of such benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1510 Due Process Continuity of Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 35

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND
    for TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
    for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP
    for TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND FKA GLOBAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INCUBATOR (GHAI) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HOOPER, LUNDY & BOOKMAN, P.C.
    for ASSOCIATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE · Massachusetts · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • MARCUS G. FAUST, PC
    for CLARK COUNTY NV (OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER) · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • RUBINER STRATEGIES
    for KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP OBO TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Feb 23, 2026
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 17, 2025
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2025
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 12, 2025
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1720: Due Process Continuity of Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1720/
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"S. 1720: Due Process Continuity of Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1720/.
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S. 1720, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1720/.
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