Covering our FAS Allies Act
Latest action · Jun 21, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Covering our FAS Allies Act
This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2017 to Jul 13, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 21, 2017 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 13, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 21, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1301 | Restoring Medicaid for Compact of Free Association Migrants Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | May 12, 2015 |
| S 2218 | Covering our FAS Allies Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jul 23, 2019 |
| HR 2982 | Covering our FAS Allies Act | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Covering our FAS Allies Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
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