To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from treating any Medicaid-related funds recovered as part of State litigation from one or more tobacco companies as an overpayment under the Medicaid Program.

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Introduced

19 January 1999

Last action

29 January 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50]

Subjects

Healthcare

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Summary

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prohibit any Medicaid-related funds recovered or paid to a State as part of a settlement or judgment reached in litigation the State initiated or pursued against one or more tobacco companies from being treated as an overpayment.

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Timeline

19 January 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
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19 January 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
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19 January 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
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29 January 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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