US Congress House Bill 6273 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Increases the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for all states and U.S. territories during the public health emergency declared on January 31, 2020, relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP, a state Medicaid program may not require standards for eligibility that are more restrictive than the standards that were in effect on January 1, 2020. The bill also increases Medicaid funding for U.S. territories for FY2020-FY2021.

Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020

Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2020-03-13	House	Introduced in House

HB6201 (Related) 2020-03-19 - Engrossment Correction
HR904 (Related) 2020-03-16 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6273/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6273/BILLS-116hr6273ih.pdf