HR 4362 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

State Health Flexibility Act of 2016

Introduced Jan 11, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Todd Rokita R-IN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

State Health Flexibility Act of 2016

This bill amends the Social Security Act (SSAct) to replace federal requirements for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) with health care block grants to states. A state may use block grant funds to: (1) provide health care services to indigent individuals; (2) fund risk adjustment mechanisms for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of private health insurance for the high-risk population; and (3) support other welfare-related programs, as specified by the bill.

In addition to repealing titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (CHIP) of the SSAct, the bill repeals: (1) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and (2) the Health Care and Educational Reconciliation Act of 2010.

With respect to an alien not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, a state may use grant funds to provide only emergency health care services, as specified by the bill.

A state shall contract with an approved auditing entity for annual audits of its grant fund expenditures.

The bill limits the authority of any federal agency to supervise a state's use of funds received under the block grant program.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2016 to Jul 7, 2016, with 26 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-OKJim BridenstineOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-OHJim JordanOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-INLuke MesserOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalJan 11, 2016
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanOriginalJan 11, 2016
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
  2. Jan 15, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 11, 2016Introduced in House
  4. Jan 11, 2016Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, and Appropriations, 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.
  5. Jan 11, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Jan 11, 2016Introduced in House

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