Calendar No. 510

109th CONGRESS
2d Session

S. 3590

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 28, 2006

Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

June 28, 2006

Read the second time and placed on the calendar


A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR REQUIREMENT FOR DOCUMENTATION EVIDENCING CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONALITY AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIPT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    Effective as if included in the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171; 120 Stat. 4), section 6036(b) of such Act is amended by striking `July 1, 2006' and inserting `January 31, 2007'.

Calendar No. 510

109th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3590

A BILL

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program.


June 28, 2006

Read the first time

June 28, 2006

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

END