Bill Text: No Medicaid for Illegals Act (H.R. 4209 IH)

119TH CONGRESS
1
ST SESSION
H. R. 4209

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid and CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
J UNE 26, 2025

Mr. V
AN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act
to prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid and CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Medicaid for
Illegals Act’’.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION
UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT VERIFIED CITIZENSHIP, NATIONALITY, OR SATISFACTORY IMMIGRATION STATUS

(a) IN GENERAL .—

1. MEDICAID.—Section 1903(i)(22) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)(22)) is amended—
2. by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
3. by striking ‘‘to amounts’’ and inserting ‘‘to—’’;
4. by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
5. (B) in the case that the State elects under section 1902(a)(46)(C) to provide for making medical assistance available to an individual during—
6. ‘‘(i) the period in which the individual is provided the reasonable opportunity to present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality under section 1902(ee)(2)(C) or subsection (x)(4);’’
7. ‘‘(ii) the 90-day period described in section 1902(ee)(1)(B)(ii)(II); or’’;
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10. ‘‘(iii) the period in which the individual is provided the reasonable opportunity to submit evidence indicating a satisfactory immigration status under section 1137(d)(4);’’ amounts expended for such medical assistance, unless the citizenship or nationality of such individual or the satisfactory immigration status of such individual (as applicable) is verified by the end of such period;

(2) CHIP.—Section 2107(e)(1)(N) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(N)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (17)’’ and inserting ‘‘(17), and (22)’’.

SEC. 3. LIMITING STATE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DURING REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY PERIOD

(1) DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF CITIZENSHIP OR NATIONALITY.—Section 1903(x)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(x)) is amended—

1. by striking ‘‘under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1137(d)(4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 1137(d)(4),’’;
2. by inserting ‘‘, except that the State shall not be required to make medical assistance available to such individual during the period in which such individual is provided such reasonable opportunity if the State has not elected the option under section
3. 1902(a)(46)(C)’’ before the period at the end.

(2) SOCIAL SECURITY DATA MATCH.—Section 1902(ee) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(ee)) is amended—

1. by in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), (i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘(and continues to provide the individual with medical assistance during such 90-day period)’’ and inserting ‘‘and, if the State has elected the option under subsection (a)(46)(C), continues to provide the individual with medical assistance during such 90-day period,’’;
2. by in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), (ii) in subclause (III), by inserting ‘‘, or denies eligibility for medical assistance under this title for such individual, as applicable’’ after ‘‘under this title’’;
3. by in paragraph (2)(C), (i) by striking ‘‘under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1137(d)(4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section 1137(d)(4),’’;
4. by in paragraph (2)(C), (ii) by inserting ‘‘, except that the State shall not be required to make medical assistance available to such individual during the period in which such individual is provided such reasonable opportunity if the State has not elected the option under section
5. 1902(a)(46)(C)’’ before the period at the end.

SEC. 4. OPTION TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CHILD HEALTH ASSISTANCE DURING REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY PERIOD

(2) CHIP.—Section 2105(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

‘‘(C) OPTION TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CHILD HEALTH ASSISTANCE DURING REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY PERIOD .—Section

1902(a)(46)(C) shall apply to States under this title in the same manner as it applies to a State under title XIX.’’

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Direct Link to Bill: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr4209ih

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