US Congress House Bill 259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 24 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-24 - Became Public Law No: 116-3. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms. (Sec. 2) The bill makes appropriations for FY2019 for, and otherwise revises, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.) (Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. (Sec. 4) The bill reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility. (Sec. 5) The bill also reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.

Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-24	House	Became Public Law No: 116-3. (TXT | PDF)
2019-01-24	House	Signed by President.
2019-01-23	House	Presented to President.
2019-01-18	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-01-17	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S297)
2019-01-09	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2019-01-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-08	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H235)
2019-01-08	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 259.
2019-01-08	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H234-237)
2019-01-08	House	Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-04	House	Introduced in House

HB21 (Related) 2019-01-08 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
HB648 (Related) 2019-01-28 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 16.
HR61 (Similar To) 2019-01-23 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB260 (Related) 2019-01-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/259/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr259/BILLS-116hr259ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr259/BILLS-116hr259eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr259/BILLS-116hr259enr.pdf