Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020
Latest action · Aug 28, 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.
- IntroducedAug 28, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020
This bill expands Medicaid coverage of current and former foster youth, particularly with respect to dental services.
Specifically, the bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services, including dental services, for current and former foster youth under the age of 26. States must set a special payment rate, based on rates in the private sector, for dental services provided to such individuals; the bill provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for excess expenses that result from such payments. The bill's requirements take effect 80 days after the date of enactment of the bill.
The bill also accelerates the application of certain provisions that require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such provisions currently apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. The bill instead applies these provisions to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of the bill.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 28, 2020 to Oct 9, 2020; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Aug 28, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Oct 9, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Oct 9, 2020 |
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 Aug 28, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 28, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 28, 2020Referred 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. 166, no. 151, August 28, 2020, page H4311.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1794 | Foster Youth Dental Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 12, 2021 |
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 strengthen coverage under the Medicaid program for certain foster youth individuals.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Foster Youth Dental Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 28, 2020Introduced 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.
