US HB4141 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid. The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage.
Title
Humane Correctional Health Care Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] |
| Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. David McKinley [R-WV] |
| Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] |
| Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2019-08-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-08-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-08-02 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-08-02 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2305 (Same As) 2019-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Mental health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Mental health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4141/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4141/BILLS-116hr4141ih.pdf |
