[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8094 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8094

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset 
                            recovery rules.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2024

    Mr. Kean of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain asset 
                            recovery rules.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN ASSET RECOVERY RULES.

    Section 1917(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396p(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``unless, at the option of the 
State, after the death of the individual the home of such individual is 
transferred to another individual who is eligible for medical 
assistance under this title or has an income below 138 percent of the 
Federal poverty level'' after ``paid on behalf of the individual''.
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