[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 326 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 326 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require that each State plan for medical assistance under Medicaid provide that the financial participation of the State is 100 percent of the non-Federal share of expenditures under the plan. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2007 Mr. Butterfield introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require that each State plan for medical assistance under Medicaid provide that the financial participation of the State is 100 percent of the non-Federal share of expenditures under the plan. 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 ``Medicaid County Protection Act of 2007''. SEC. 2. STATES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 100 PERCENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF EXPENDITURES UNDER STATE MEDICAID PLANS. (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(2)) is amended by-- (1) striking ``40 per centum'' and inserting ``100 per centum''; and (2) by striking ``and, effective July 1, 1969,'' and all that follows through the semicolon at the end. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective for calendar quarters in State fiscal years beginning more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>