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House Bill 6959
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 22, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
May 22, 2020
Latest Action
May 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6959
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Karen Bass
California
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Connecticut
Democrat
David Trone
Maryland
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Foster Youth Act

This bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid.

Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023.

The bill instead applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
May 22, 2020
Related Bills (3)
Sep 11, 2020
Introduced in House
55
Sponsorship
House Bill 8200
EHDC Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jun 03, 2019
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 3057
Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jun 03, 2019
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1697
Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
05/22/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
05/22/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:51 PM
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