H.R. 4401 · 115th Congress
Recidivism Reduction Act
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This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 15, 2017
Recidivism Reduction Act
This bill requires the reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and Social Security disability benefits that were suspended due to a beneficiary's incarceration. Specifically, the bill requires:
- the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Medicaid benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply;
- the post-release reinstatement of a beneficiary's Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits without a requirement for the beneficiary to reapply, if the beneficiary received SSI benefits on the basis of blindness or disability; and
- the establishment of a system for a beneficiary who received Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits on the basis of disability to apply, prior to release, for the resumption of OASDI benefits.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Recidivism Reduction Act
Latest action (Nov 17, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 15, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.