S 523
119th Congress
Senate
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
State and local finance
Protect Medicaid Act
Introduced: February 11, 2025
Introduced by:
Cassidy, Bill
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protect Medicaid Act
This bill prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for the administrative costs of providing health benefits to noncitizens who are ineligible for Medicaid based on their immigration status. The Department of Health and Human Services must report on specified information regarding states that provide health benefits to such individuals.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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