# 119-hr-9139: Medicaid Financing Clarification Act of 2026

119-hr-9139, Medicaid Financing Clarification Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9139
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicaid Financing Clarification Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**public funds** are the focus of this bill. It would clarify that money transferred from or certified by counties, cities, and other local units can be treated as public funds for Medicaid financing and would add clear legal definitions for "political subdivision" and "public agency" in the Social Security Act. - States and Medicaid programs would be able to count funds held by local governments as public funds when calculating Medicaid financing and federal matching. - Counties, cities, districts, and other defined political subdivisions would have clearer authority to transfer or certify funds for Medicaid purposes. - The bill would bar using federal dollars as public funds for matching unless a federal law specifically allows that use, clarifying limits on federal funds as state or local match. - It would add explicit definitions to sections 1902(a)(2) and 1903(w) of the Social Security Act to reduce legal disputes over what qualifies as public funds.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More local money for Medicaid: benefit, high. This bill would define key terms so state and local funds can count as "public funds" for Medicaid financing. It would list examples such as local tax revenue, appropriations, fees, grants, earned interest, fines, sales or leases, legal settlements, bond revenue, tobacco settlement money, and patie…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9139 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9139)

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- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-1492: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1492)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9139 (as of 2026-06-26).