# 114-hr-5036: Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016

114-hr-5036, Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5036
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Families with Disabilities Act of 2016 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to how a state that had an approved home- and community-based Medicaid waiver as of January 1, 2014, may treat spousal income and assets for purposes of determining an individual's financial eligibility for services under the waiver. With respect to such a state that disregarded an individual's spousal income and assets for those purposes, specified provisions of current law shall not prohibit the state from continuing to do so.

## Cosponsors (4)

- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5036 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5036)

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- [114-hr-4425: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Ea…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4425)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2515: Anna Westin Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2515)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5036 (as of 2025-11-18).