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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to disqualify individuals from medical assistance if they voluntarily transferred more than $3000 worth of assets during the 24 months before they…

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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to disqualify individuals from medical assistance if they voluntarily transferred more than $3000 worth of assets during the 24 months before they applied for such assistance.

Introduced: April 25, 1979 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 96th Congress (1979–1980) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 25, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Apr 25, 1979
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States that no individual shall be eligible for a month for medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act if: (1) within the 24 month period immediately preceding the month, the individual disposed of some of his or her assets in any manner by which the fair market value of the assets disposed of exceeded the amount received for the assets by more than $3,000; (2) retention of such assets would cause such individual to be ineligible for Medicaid; and (3) such assets were disposed of in order for the individual to become eligible for Medicaid.

What's happening now April 25, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3729: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to disqualify individuals from medical assistance if they voluntarily transferred more than $3000 worth of assets during the 24 months before they applied for such assistance.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3729/
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"H.R. 3729: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to disqualify individuals from medical assistance if they voluntarily transferred more than $3000 worth of assets during the 24 months before they applied for such assistance.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3729/.
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H.R. 3729, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3729/.
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[H.R. 3729: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to disqualify individuals from medical assistance if they voluntarily transferred more than $3000 worth of assets during the 24 months before they applied for such assistance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-3729/)
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