# 115-hr-5912: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.

115-hr-5912, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5912
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services and home health services furnished without an electronic visit verification system, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-05-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill delays by one year (to January 1, 2020) the Medicaid federal matching rate reduction that is scheduled to take effect for states that fail to require an electronic visit verification system for personal care services (services that help certain individuals with basic needs of daily life).

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5912 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5912)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5912 (as of 2025-11-18).