Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act
Latest action · Oct 17, 2019 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 17, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act
This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicaid benefits.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 17, 2019 to Feb 13, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Oct 17, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Oct 17, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Oct 17, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Feb 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 17, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
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