To extend the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Rebalancing demonstration, to extend protection for Medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 24, 2019
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 24, 2019.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Fort Report: Winning for Nebraska”
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Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE1, 2005-2022]
on Sep 18, 2020
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What stakeholders are saying
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 260: Medicaid Provisions and TANF Extenders Act of 2019
Introduced on Jan 4, 2019. 37% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 648: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Passed House (Senate next) on Jan 23, 2019. 0% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 21: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Passed House (Senate next) on Jan 3, 2019. 0% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Jan 3, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 21 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 259 (116th). |
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Jan 4, 2019
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Introduced
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Jan 8, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 17, 2019
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 23, 2019
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Source Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 648 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 259 (116th). |
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Jan 24, 2019
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 259 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 259. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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