H.R. 3154

119 HR 3154 IH: Medicaid Improvement for Insular Areas Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-01
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3154  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 1, 2025   Ms. King-Hinds  (for herself,  Mr. Moylan ,  Ms. Plaskett , and  Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Medicaid Improvement for Insular Areas Act of 2025  .
2.
Elimination of general Medicaid funding limitations ( cap ) for territories
(a)
In general
Section 1108 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  subsections (g) and (h)  and inserting  subsections (g), (h), and (j) ;
(2)
in subsection (g)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  and paragraphs (3), (5), and (14)  and inserting  , paragraphs (3), (5), and (14), and subsection (j) ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(j)
Sunset of Medicaid funding limitations
Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa beginning with fiscal year 2025.
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(b)
Conforming amendments
(1)
Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(j) ) is amended by striking  , the limitation in section 1108(f), .
(2)
Section 1903(u) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(u) ) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2025.