[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2600

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the equitable 
treatment of political subdivisions contributing to State expenditures 
                      under the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2023

Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Williams of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the equitable 
treatment of political subdivisions contributing to State expenditures 
                      under the Medicaid program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Local Taxpayers Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THE EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 
              CONTRIBUTING TO STATE EXPENDITURES UNDER THE MEDICAID 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(cc) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(cc)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``if it requires'' 
        and all that follows through the period and inserting ``unless, 
        with respect to amounts received by the State attributable to 
        such increases, the State agrees to distribute to each such 
        subdivision an amount that bears the same ratio to such amounts 
        received as such contribution of such subdivision bears to such 
        non-Federal share of expenditures.''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``, except that'' 
        and all that follows through the period and inserting a period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to increases in the Federal medical assistance 
percentage of a State for medical assistance furnished in calendar 
quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2024.
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