A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a methodology for determining State allotments for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments that is based on State poverty levels, to require States to prioritize disproportionate share hospital payments on the basis of Medicaid inpatient utilization and low-income utilization rates, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on January 3, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
Position statements
What legislators are saying
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Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
on Apr 23, 2020
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY12, 2013-2022]
on Oct 2, 2020
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Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
on Apr 15, 2020
History
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Dec 18, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3763 (115th). |
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Jan 3, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jun 10, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2021 (117th). |
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Feb 14, 2023
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 407. |
S. 18 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 18. 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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