Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 25, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2017 to Mar 2, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jan 23, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jan 31, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 2, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2017 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2017 |
| Work and Welfare Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2017 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2017Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 1, January 3, 2017, page H51.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1345 | Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
| HR 4201 | Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Dec 11, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles XVI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and CHIP benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
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