HR 1839 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019

Introduced Mar 21, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-16 Sponsor Raul Ruiz D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 18, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-16.

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. IntroducedMar 21, 2019
  2. Passed HouseMar 25, 2019
  3. Passed SenateApr 2, 2019
  4. To the PresidentApr 10, 2019
  5. Became lawApr 18, 2019Public Law 116-16

Summary

Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019

This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding provisions.

(Sec. 2) The bill temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home- and community-based services.

(Sec. 3) The bill also establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies in accordance with specified requirements; payments also temporarily qualify for an enhanced federal matching rate.

(Sec. 4) The bill also temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics.

(Sec. 5) The bill increases funding available to the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist states in increasing the use of home and community care for long-term care and decreasing the use of institutional care.)

(Sec. 6) Further, drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs must disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 21, 2019
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalMar 21, 2019
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalMar 21, 2019
R-KYBrett GuthrieMar 25, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellMar 25, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisMar 25, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorMar 25, 2019
R-TXVan TaylorMar 25, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 21, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2019

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 18, 2019Signed by President.
  2. Apr 18, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-16.
  3. Apr 10, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3224)
  4. Apr 10, 2019Presented to President.
  5. Apr 3, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  6. Apr 2, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2203)
  7. Mar 26, 2019Received in the Senate, read twice.
  8. Mar 25, 2019Mr. Ruiz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Mar 25, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2773-2780)
  10. Mar 25, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1839.
  11. Mar 25, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Burgess objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  12. Mar 25, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2781)
  13. Mar 25, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2773-2776)
  14. Mar 25, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Mar 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  16. Mar 21, 2019Introduced in House
  17. Mar 21, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 4

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3224Raul Ruiz D-CAApr 10, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S2203Mitch McConnell R-KYApr 2, 2019
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E354Anna G. Eshoo D-CAMar 26, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2773–H2780, H2781Text printed H2773–H2776Notices H2793Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability ActTables H2793Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability ActBrett Guthrie R-KY, Debbie Dingell D-MI, Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Fred Upton R-MI, Greg Walden R-OR, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Kathy Castor D-FL, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Raul Ruiz D-CAMar 25, 2019

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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Mar 22, 2019H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019As introduced in the House of Representatives on March 21, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, the power to regulate commerce.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 50, March 21, 2019, page H2762.

CRS reports 11

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 11

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 205Right Rebate Act of 2019Related billJan 24, 2019
S 317ACE Kids Act of 2019Related billFeb 4, 2019
HR 937Right Rebate Act of 2019Related billJan 31, 2019
HR 1226ACE Kids Act of 2019Related billFeb 15, 2019

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XIX to extend protection for Medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment, establish a State Medicaid option to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through health homes, prevent the misclassification of drugs for purposes of the Medicaid drug rebate program, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Short Titles as Enacted
Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 26, 2019Received in Senate
  3. Mar 25, 2019Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 21, 2019Introduced in House

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