Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act of 2024
Latest action · Apr 26, 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.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act of 2024
This bill makes permanent certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. Under current law, these provisions expire on September 30, 2027.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 23, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | John James | Original | Apr 23, 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 Apr 23, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 23, 2024Introduced in House
- Apr 23, 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. 71, April 23, 2024, page H2628.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 100 | Better Care Better Jobs Act | Related bill | Jan 26, 2023 |
| HR 547 | Better Care Better Jobs Act | Related bill | Feb 3, 2023 |
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 make permanent the State option to extend protection against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services under Medicaid.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2024Introduced 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.
