Disaster Displacement Act of 2017
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 3, 2017)
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.
What just happenedNov 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 3, 2017
- Nov 10, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Nov 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Financial Services Committee - Nov 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Nov 3, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 3, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House