# 116-hr-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

116-hr-8871, COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8871
- Congress: 116
- Title: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8871 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8871)

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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2214)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8871 (as of 2025-11-18).