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H.R. 5306 (115th)

EMPOWER Care Act

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 March 2018

Last action

13 September 2018 · Committee

Status

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10], Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care Act or the EMPOWER Care Act This bill amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend funding through FY2022 for the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and to otherwise revise the program. (Under this program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must award grants to state Medicaid programs to assist in rebalancing states' long-term care systems.)

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Timeline

  1. 15 March 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 March 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 March 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 7 September 2018

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

    Source: Committee

  6. 7 September 2018

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 13 September 2018

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 13 September 2018

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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