Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to polio.
- Last Action
- 3/3/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-01-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-01-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017
This bill amends titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income [SSI]), XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) to allow an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending charges to receive SSI, Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP benefits.
Any SSI benefits payable to such an individual: (1) must be withheld until the individual is no longer in custody; and (2) if the individual dies while in custody, shall be paid to the individual's estate.
Cosponsors (6)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
Subjects
- Child health
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Poverty and welfare assistance
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