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Senate Bill 2066
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Disaster Displacement Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 2, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 2, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 2, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
2066
Congress
115
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
Bill Nelson
Florida
Democrat
Kamala Harris
California
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Disaster Displacement Act of 2017

This bill requires a state, as a condition of participation in the Medicaid program, to provide medical assistance to eligible survivors of Hurricane Maria. For a specified coverage period, the federal matching rate shall be 100% with respect to such assistance. Eligibility shall be determined on the basis of specified income standards but without application of any resources test or state-residency requirements.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, upon request from a public housing agency, provide additional funding for specified housing assistance that is necessary as a consequence of a major disaster. The Department of Agriculture shall do the same upon request from either a state or a political subdivision of a state.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
November 2, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Nov 03, 2017
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 4249
Disaster Displacement Act of 2017
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.
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CRS
Actions (2)
11/02/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
11/02/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:25 PM
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