US Congress House Bill 1035 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act of 2011 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to permit coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the United States Government and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Permits Medicaid coverage also to lawful residents, in accordance with such Compacts, but only at the option of the governor, of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa. Exempts such citizens from the five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for federal means-tested public benefits with respect to Medicaid benefits.

Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act of 2011

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2011-03-11	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E463)

SB1504 (Related) 2011-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264-5265)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1035/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1035/BILLS-112hr1035ih.pdf