US Congress Senate Bill 2209 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on December 7 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7931-7932)
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017 This bill specifies how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income as income received: (1) in the month in which it was received, if the amount is less than $80,000; (2) over a period of two months, if the amount is at least $80,000 but less than $90,000; (3) over a period of three months, if the amount is at least $90,000 but less than $100,000; and (4) over an additional one-month period for each increment of $10,000 received, not to exceed 120 months. An individual whose income exceeds the applicable eligibility threshold due to qualified lump sum income shall continue to be eligible for medical assistance to the extent that the state determines that denial of eligibility would cause undue medical or financial hardship. With respect to an individual who loses eligibility due to qualified lump sum income, a state must provide specified notice and assistance related to the individual's potential enrollment in a qualified health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Qualified lump sum income includes: (1) monetary winnings from gambling; (2) damages received in lump sums or periodic payments, excluding monthly payments, on account of causes of action other than those arising from personal physical injuries or sickness; and (3) income received as liquid assets from the estate of a deceased individual.

Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7931-7932)

HB829 (Same As) 2017-02-07 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 11 .
HB1628 (Related) 2017-07-28 - Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 120.
HB3921 (Related) 2017-10-23 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
HB3922 (Related) 2017-11-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HJR124 (Related) 2017-12-13 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
HB1892 (Related) 2018-02-09 - Became Public Law No: 115-123. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2209/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2209/BILLS-115s2209is.pdf