United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3779 (104th)
Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996
Introduced
10 July 1996
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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Summary
Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reward States that recover by lawsuit from manufacturers of tobacco products Federal and State health care costs incurred under Medicaid for the treatment of individuals with diseases attributable to the use of tobacco products. Provides for: (1) attributing a portion of such recovered costs to the non-Federal share of expenditures under the Medicaid programs of such States; and (2) paying another portion to the National Institutes of Health for disease research.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 July 1996
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Introduced in House · EN · 10 July 1996
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 July 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3779
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3779