H.R. 670Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act

1 recorded action126 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson [R-PA-05]
Cosponsors: 51 · 34 Republicans · 17 Democrats
Policy area: Health
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Finance Committee
Latest action: Sep 21, 2016 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

IntroducedFeb 3, 2015
Passed the HouseSep 20, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of revocable trusts for the benefit of an individual for purposes of meeting income requirements for Medicaid coverage.

The bill extends the supplemental needs trust exemption from treatment of a trust as resources available to the individual to supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries established by those beneficiaries.

(Sec. 3) Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services shall continue to be provided for mothers of newborns through the first year after the child's birth.

The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services must report to the Congress on the use of the tobacco cessation service benefit under the Medicaid program.

(Sec. 4) The bill eliminates federal financial participation regarding expenditures under Medicaid for drugs used for cosmetic purposes or hair growth, except where such drugs are medically necessary.

(Sec. 5) The bill makes additional funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for FY2021 and FY2022.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 670 as passed House amended on Sep 20, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 521

House Sep 20, 2016

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

383 Yea 22 Nay 26 not voting

Crossed both parties 22 of 405 voting members broke with their own party: 22 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic186 members

Republican245 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors51 · 34 Republicans · 17 Democrats

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H.R. 670Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 521

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors51 · 34 Republicans · 17 Democrats

H.R. 670Special Needs Trust Fairness and Medicaid Improvement Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 521

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors51 · 34 Republicans · 17 Democrats

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