H.R. 1598

Summary

H.R. 1598, the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2025 by Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1598 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 1598 IH: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1598  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2025   Mr. Ciscomani  (for himself and  Ms. Perez ) 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 remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act  .
2.
Removing certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities
(a)
Modification of optional buy-In groups
(1)
In general
Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XV) ) is amended by striking  , but less than 65, .
(2)
Definition modification
Section 1905(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(v)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking  , but less than 65, .
(b)
Application to certain States
A State that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, provides for making medical assistance available to individuals described in subclause (XV) or (XVI) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii) ) shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of either such subclause (as amended by subsection (a)(1)) or with section 1905(v)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(v)(1)(A) ) (as amended by subsection (a)(2)) before January 1, 2027.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R) sponsors H.R. 1598, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Juan Ciscomani

Rep. · R–AZ-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Rep. · D–WA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 26, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 1598 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Feb 26, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1598 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 1598 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

2 bills are related to H.R. 1598.

HR 1768Lower Costs for Everyday Americans ActMar 3, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Related billS 891Bipartisan Health Care ActMar 6, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 1598 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act — Display Title
• Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1598 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Housing, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 24.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1598 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1598’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1598 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Disability and paralysis to Medicaid.

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