District of Columbia Medicaid Fairness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Cloud
Introduced
Summary
This bill would set a time-limited, higher federal Medicaid matching rate for the District of Columbia. It creates a D.C.-specific Federal Medical Assistance Percentage floor that applies through 2029 and then reverts to the standard calculation in 2030.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher federal Medicaid match for DC
If enacted, DC Medicaid would get a higher federal match through 2029. For fiscal years before 2027, the match would be at least 70%. In 2027 it would be at least 65%, in 2028 at least 60%, and in 2029 at least 55%. For each year before 2030, DC would get the higher of the normal formula or these set percentages. Starting in 2030, the match would return to the normal formula.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cloud
TX • R
Cosponsors
Arrington
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Van Duyne
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Tiffany
WI • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Clyde
GA • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Brecheen
OK • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Steube
FL • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Roy
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Harris (MD)
MD • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Higgins (LA)
LA • R
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Hageman
WY • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 11/4/2025
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Gill (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Pfluger
TX • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Fallon
TX • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Kennedy (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
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