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HR 4902 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that, in the case of an institutionalized spouse, income and resources required to be used for the support of a non-institutionalized…

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that, in the case of an institutionalized spouse, income and resources required to be used for … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that, in the case of an institutionalized spouse, income and resources required to be used for the support of a non-institutionalized spouse (and children) are not considered to be available to the institutionalized spouse.

Introduced: August 1, 1986 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Domestic Relations and FamiliesIncomeMedicaidSocial security eligibilitySupport of dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 22, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 22, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 5, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude, in determining an institutionalized individual's Medicaid eligibility, the income or resources which a court order requires to be used for the support of such individual's spouse or children.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 1, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4902: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that, in the case of an institutionalized spouse, income and resources required to be used for the support of a non-institutionalized spouse (and children) are not considered to be available to the institutionalized spouse.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4902/
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"H.R. 4902: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that, in the case of an institutionalized spouse, income and resources required to be used for the support of a non-institutionalized spouse (and children) are not considered to be available to the institutionalized spouse.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4902/.
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H.R. 4902, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4902/.
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[H.R. 4902: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that, in the case of an institutionalized spouse, income and resources required to be used for the support of a non-institutionalized spouse (and children) are not considered to be available to the institutionalized spouse.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4902/)
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