H.R. 4056 · 118th Congress

Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023

Introduced on Jun 13, 2023 by Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12). 8 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 13, 2023): Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 13, 2023
Cosponsors
8
5 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that medical assistance is available to children in foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program under the Medicaid program.

Subjects

  • Adoption and foster care
  • Child health
  • Hospital care
  • Medicaid

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gus M. BilirakisR-FL-12Sponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 13, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 13, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 16, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jul 13, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 9.
  6. Jul 13, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. American Academy of Pediatrics5 reports
    $928K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. National Alliance on Mental Illness5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  3. San Diego County5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SAN DIEGO, COUNTY OF$342.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. County of Los Angeles3 reports
    $108K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES$409.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. National Association for Children's Behavioral Health2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  6. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH1 report
    $149.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH$4.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.