Childhood Disability Benefits Fairness Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9846 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9846

    To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to treat certain
     individuals receiving child's insurance benefits as receiving
   supplemental security income benefits for purposes of determining
                         Medicaid eligibility.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2026

 Mrs. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

    To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to treat certain
     individuals receiving child's insurance benefits as receiving
   supplemental security income benefits for purposes of determining
                         Medicaid eligibility.

    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 ``Childhood Disability Benefits
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING CHILD'S INSURANCE
              BENEFITS AS RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME
              BENEFITS FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING MEDICAID
              ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1634(c) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1383c(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Any individual entitled to child's insurance benefits which
are payable under section 202(d) shall be treated for purposes of title
XIX as receiving benefits under this title so long as such individual
would be eligible for benefits under this title in the absence of such
child's insurance benefits.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
with respect to any determination or redetermination of eligibility for
medical assistance under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under
title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) made on
or after the date of the enactment of this section.
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