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S. 1892 (104th)

Tobacco Medicaid Recovery Act of 1996

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Introduced

19 June 1996

Last action

19 June 1996 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare

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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Timeline

  1. 19 June 1996

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 June 1996

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6530-6531)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 June 1996

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 19 June 1996

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