Think Differently Database Act
Latest action · Jan 4, 2025 Became Public Law No: 118-225.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2023
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2024
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2024
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
- Became lawJan 4, 2025Public Law 118-225
Summary
Think Differently Database Act
This act requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a website with resources about Medicaid for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. The website must include information about eligibility, points of contact, covered long-term services, and wait lists for certain home- and community-based services. The CMS must promote the website to appropriate individuals, such as by collaborating with the Social Security Administration.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2023 to Oct 11, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Jan 31, 2023 |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 1, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 9, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Mar 3, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 16, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Oct 1, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 11, 2024 |
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 Jan 31, 2023Markup Sep 18, 2024Reported Dec 16, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2023Markup May 16, 2024Reported May 16, 2024 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
- Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-225.
- Dec 27, 2024Presented to President.
- Dec 23, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7316)
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7316 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Dec 20, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7277, H7278Text printed H7277 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Kim Schrier D-WA, Marcus J. Molinaro R-NY | Dec 17, 2024 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 20, January 31, 2023, page H578.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-1011 | Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables | Report | May 6, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4174 | Think Differently Database Act | Identical bill | Apr 18, 2024 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a website to promote awareness of available resources for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Think Differently Database Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Think Differently Database Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Think Differently Database Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Think Differently Database Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 18, 2024Received in Senate
- Dec 17, 2024Engrossed in House
- Dec 16, 2024Reported in House
- Jan 31, 2023Introduced 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.
