HR 6495 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

Latest action · Apr 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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. IntroducedApr 14, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

This bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2020 to Nov 16, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalApr 14, 2020
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalApr 14, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoApr 17, 2020
D-HITulsi GabbardApr 17, 2020
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezApr 22, 2020
D-NYGrace MengApr 22, 2020
D-HIEd CaseApr 23, 2020
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroApr 23, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeApr 23, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeApr 28, 2020
D-MOEmanuel CleaverApr 28, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 28, 2020
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeApr 28, 2020
D-CATj CoxApr 28, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandMay 1, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneMay 12, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 22, 2020
D-WIGwen MooreJun 22, 2020
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánJun 22, 2020
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Jun 22, 2020
D-CASusan A. DavisJun 22, 2020
D-ALTerri A. SewellJun 22, 2020
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJun 24, 2020
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 24, 2020
D-TXJoaquin CastroJun 24, 2020
D-CATony CárdenasJun 24, 2020
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJun 24, 2020
D-AZRuben GallegoJun 25, 2020
D-CARo KhannaJun 26, 2020
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 29, 2020
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJul 16, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 16, 2020
D-CAJudy ChuJul 29, 2020
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonAug 28, 2020
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldSep 4, 2020
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciSep 18, 2020
D-ILRobin L. KellySep 29, 2020
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 2, 2020
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaNov 16, 2020

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 Apr 14, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Apr 14, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E364)
  3. Apr 14, 2020Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E364Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MPApr 14, 2020

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 71, April 14, 2020, page H1889.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 265Insular Area Medicaid Parity ActReintroduced BillFeb 2, 2021
HR 1354Territories Health Equity Act of 2019Related billFeb 26, 2019
S 1773Territories Health Equity Act of 2019Related billJun 11, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Insular Area Medicaid Parity Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 14, 2020Introduced in House

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