United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 136 (97th)
Welfare and Medicaid Fiscal Assistance Program Act of 1981
Introduced
5 January 1981
Last action
6 February 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Welfare and Medicaid Fiscal Assistance Program Act of 1981 - Amends Title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) and Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage payable to a State with a medical assistance plan approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs a State to pay, on a pro rata basis, any Federal funds received in excess of the old Federal medical assistance percentage to any political subdivision of such State which contributed under the State medical assistance plan for such quarter. Limits such payment to 100 percent of such political subdivision's contribution.
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Timeline
5 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.
Source: Committee
6 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 January 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/136
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/136
- us · 97-hr-136 · source updated 3 June 2026