HR-259 : Became Public Law

Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

This bill alters several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms. Specifically, the bill

  • makes appropriations for FY2019 for, and otherwise revises, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program;
  • temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services;
  • reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility; and
  • reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-01-24PresidentBecame Public Law No: 116-3.House floor actions
2019-01-24PresidentSigned by President.House floor actions
2019-01-23FloorPresented to President.House floor actions
2019-01-18FloorMessage on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
2019-01-17FloorPassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S297)Senate
2019-01-09IntroReferralReceived in the Senate, read twice.Senate
2019-01-08FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2019-01-08FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H235)House floor actions
2019-01-08FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 259.House floor actions
2019-01-08FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H234-237)House floor actions
2019-01-08FloorMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.House floor actions
2019-01-04IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2019-01-04IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2019-01-04IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Frank Pallone, Jr. [D] (NJ-6)
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Policy Area :

Health
Related Subjects
  • Health care quality
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Marriage and family status
  • Medicaid
  • State and local finance
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