Medicaid Reentry Act
Latest action · Jun 20, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedOct 10, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 19, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid Reentry Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to convene a stakeholder workgroup in order to develop best practices for states to: (1) ease the health care transition of inmates released from public institutions (such as by ensuring continuity of health insurance or Medicaid coverage), and (2) implement transitional measures within 30 days of an inmate's release. The CMS must also issue a letter to states outlining opportunities for Medicaid demonstration waivers based on identified best practices.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2018 to Jun 12, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jun 12, 2018 |
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 Oct 10, 2017Markup May 17, 2018Reported Jun 12, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 13, 2017Markup Apr 25, 2018 | |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2018 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Jun 19, 2018Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 19, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5233-5234)
- Jun 19, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4005.
- Jun 19, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5233)
- Jun 19, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 19, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 12, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-733.
- Jun 12, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.
- May 17, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 17, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 25, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5233, H5234Text printed H5233 | Greg Walden R-OR, Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA, Paul Tonko D-NY | Jun 19, 2018 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 7, 2018H.R. 4005, Medicaid Reentry ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 162, October 10, 2017, page H7918.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-116 | COMBATING THE OPIOID CRISIS: IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID TO PROVIDE CARE FOR PATIENTS476 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Apr 11, 2018–Apr 12, 2018 |
| Serial No. 115-64 | MEMBER DAY: TESTIMONY AND PROPOSALS ON THE OPIOID CRISIS167 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 11, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| HR 1329 | Medicaid Reentry Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 26, 2019 |
Titles 5
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 allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To promote State innovations to ease transitions to the community for individuals who are inmates of a public institution and eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicaid Reentry Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Medicaid Reentry Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Medicaid Reentry Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jun 19, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jun 12, 2018Reported in House
- Oct 10, 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.
