# 116-hr-8836: HAMLET Act

116-hr-8836, HAMLET Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8836
- Congress: 116
- Title: HAMLET Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Housing And Medicaid Legislation for Expansion Targets Act or the HAMLET Act This bill prohibits state Medicaid programs from using estate recovery to recoup the costs of benefits provided to individuals in the Medicaid expansion population.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9064: Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020
- 116-hr-9063: To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other…
- 116-hr-9062: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act
- 116-hr-8896: AOC Act
- 116-hr-8876: To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclassify the GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (…
- 116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

## Sources
- [116-hr-8836 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8836)

## Related
- [116-hr-9064: Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9064)
- [116-hr-9063: To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9063)
- [116-hr-9062: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9062)
- [116-hr-8896: AOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8896)
- [116-hr-8876: To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclas…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8876)
- [116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8870)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8836 (as of 2025-11-18).