Medicaid Bump 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 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid Bump Act of 2017
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to 90% with respect to increased state Medicaid program expenditures for mental and behavioral health services. In general, a state's FMAP may range from 50% to 83% under current law.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2017 to Jun 6, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 6, 2017 |
Committees 1
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 5, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 25, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 3, January 5, 2017, page H183.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1920 | Medicaid Bump Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
| HR 5362 | Mental and Behavioral Health Care Bump Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | May 26, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for mental and behavioral health services, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicaid Bump Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
