# 117-hr-9359: Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act

117-hr-9359, Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9359
- Congress: 117
- Title: Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-11-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act This bill allows state Medicaid programs to contract other entities to make eligibility determinations, as long as the contract does not include incentives with respect to such determinations.

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- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
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- 117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9359)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9359 (as of 2025-11-18).