Search Results: keywords:"state reporting requirements"

  • H. R. 8113 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require reporting on certain directed payments under the Medicaid program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:821

    H. R. 8113 aims to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve transparency in Medicaid payments. It requires states to report specific information about payments known as "directed payments," which include how these payments are calculated, distributed, and their...

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    Medicaid is a program that helps pay for health care, and this bill wants to make sure everyone knows how the money is being used by asking states to share information about payment plans. That way, people can see if the money is being used fairly and if it’s helping those it’s supposed to help.

  • H. R. 2779 — To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:849

    H. R. 2779, titled the “Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2025,” requires states to report on Medicaid payments made to abortion providers using federal funds. Each year, states must submit a report detailing such payments, including the amount, purpose, and comparison to...

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    The Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2025 is a rule that wants each state to tell the government how much money they spend from Medicaid (a health program) on places that provide abortions. Every year, states have to share this information, and then it gets added up and shared with the whole country.

  • S. 162 — To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,303

    The bill S. 162, titled the "Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025," seeks to amend parts of the Social Security Act to improve the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents. It requires states to develop and implement a family partnership plan with input...

    Simple Explanation

    The Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2025 wants to change some rules to make it easier for more families to help kids who need love and care. It asks states to use better ways to find families for kids and to share helpful information about these families with the people in charge.

  • H. R. 1859 — To require income from the first year of an apprenticeship to be disregarded in determining eligibility for assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:473

    H.R. 1859 is a proposed law known as the "Apprenticeship Opportunity Act." It mandates that income received during the first year of an apprenticeship should not be counted when determining whether someone is eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a...

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    H.R. 1859 is a bill that says when someone starts an apprenticeship, the money they make in the first year doesn't count if they're trying to get help from a program that gives money to families who need it. If a state doesn't follow this rule, they might get less money from this program.