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S. 2227 (115th)

EMPOWER Care Act

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Introduced

13 December 2017

Last action

13 December 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

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. 13 December 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 December 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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