US Congress Senate Bill 1504 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264-5265)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicaid Restoration for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act of 2011 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to permit coverage under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the United States Government and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Exempts such citizens from the five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for federal means-tested public benefits with respect to the Medicaid program.

Medicaid Restoration for Citizens of Freely Associated

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]

Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5264-5265)
2011-08-02	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5264)

HB1035 (Related) 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2954 (Related) 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
SB2474 (Related) 2012-04-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1504/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1504/BILLS-112s1504is.pdf