Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act
This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from using estate recovery to recoup the costs of benefits. States must withdraw property liens within 90 days of the bill's enactment and notify affected individuals of the withdrawals.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 6, 2024 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Mar 29, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Jul 5, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 15, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 5, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Nov 19, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 20, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Dec 10, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Dec 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Dec 20, 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 Mar 6, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 6, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2024Referred 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. 170, no. 40, March 6, 2024, page H1000.
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 repeal the requirement that States establish a Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and to limit the circumstances in which a State may place a lien on a Medicaid beneficiary's property.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2024Introduced in House
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