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HOUSE 2713117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Territorial Equity Act of 2021

Last Action
6/15/2021

Actions

  • 2021-06-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
  • 2021-04-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2021-04-20Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2021-04-20Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2021-04-20Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2021-04-20Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2021-04-20Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2021-04-20Introduced in House
  • 2021-04-20Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-04-20 (00)

Territorial Equity Act of 2021

This bill alters provisions relating to the treatment of U.S. territories under Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, and other federal assistance programs.

The bill modifies provisions under several health care programs with respect to U.S. territories. Among other changes, the bill

  • eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2022,
  • repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services,
  • establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within U.S. territories, and
  • allows residents of U.S. territories who are unable to obtain health insurance through their employer or a health insurance exchange to instead obtain coverage that is at least as broad as the coverage available to Members of Congress and their staff through the District of Columbia exchange.

The bill also modifies provisions under other federal assistance programs. Among other changes, the bill

  • allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program);
  • makes residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit; and
  • extends the SSI program to Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

Cosponsors (4)

  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
  • Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)

Subjects

  • American Samoa
  • Appropriations
  • Caribbean area
  • Child health
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Government information and archives
  • Guam
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Hospital care
  • Income tax credits
  • Income tax deductions
  • Labor standards
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Nutrition and diet
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