H.R. 1059

119 HR 1059 IH: Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1059  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Mr. Crenshaw  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to implement a minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in State Medicaid programs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act  .
2.
Work requirements for able-bodied adults
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking  and  at the end of paragraph (86);
(B)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (87) and inserting  ; and ; and
(C)
by inserting after paragraph (87) the following new paragraph:
(88)
beginning January 1, 2026, not provide medical assistance with respect to a month to an able-bodied adult (as defined in subsection (uu)(2)) that has not met the work requirement described in subsection (uu)(1) for such month.
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(uu)
Work requirement for able-Bodied adults
(1)
Work requirement described
For purposes of subsection (a)(88), the work requirement described in this subsection with respect to an able-bodied adult and a month is that such adult satisfies at least one of the following with respect to such month:
(A)
The adult works 20 hours or more per week, based on a monthly average.
(B)
The adult volunteers for 20 hours or more per week, based on a monthly average.
(2)
Able-bodied adult defined
In this subsection, the term  able-bodied adult  means any individual who is not—
(A)
under 18 years of age or over 65 years of age;
(B)
medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment;
(C)
pregnant;
(D)
the primary parent or caretaker of a dependent child under 6 years of age;
(E)
the primary parent or caretaker of a dependent child with a serious medical condition or disability, as determined by the State agency established or designated to administer or supervise the administration of the State plan;
(F)
receiving unemployment compensation under State or Federal law and, as applicable, complying with work requirements under such State or Federal law; or
(G)
participating in a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program (as defined in section 3(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008).
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