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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9882 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9882

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to apply 
  a work requirement for nondisabled, nonelderly, nonpregnant adults 
                            under Medicaid.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2024

Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Biggs, 
 Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Crane, Mr. Harris, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Burlison, and Mr. 
    Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to apply 
  a work requirement for nondisabled, nonelderly, nonpregnant adults 
                            under Medicaid.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Path to Independence Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING STATES TO APPLY A WORK REQUIREMENT FOR NONDISABLED, 
              NONELDERLY, NONPREGNANT ADULTS UNDER MEDICAID.

    Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(uu) Work Requirement Option for Nondisabled, Nonelderly, 
Nonpregnant Adults.--
            ``(1) In general.--Beginning 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of the Path to Independence Act of 2024, subject to 
        paragraph (3), a State may elect to condition medical 
        assistance to a nondisabled, nonelderly, nonpregnant individual 
        under this title upon such an individual's satisfaction of a 
        work requirement (as defined in paragraph (2)).
            ``(2) Work requirement defined.--In this section, the term 
        `work requirement' means, with respect to an individual, the 
        individual's participation in work activities (as defined in 
        section 407(d)) for such period of time as determined by the 
        State, and as directed and administered by the State.
            ``(3) Required exceptions.--States administering a work 
        requirement under this subsection may not apply such 
        requirement to--
                    ``(A) a woman during pregnancy through the end of 
                the month in which the 60-day period beginning on the 
                last day of her pregnancy ends;
                    ``(B) an individual who is under 19 years of age;
                    ``(C) an individual who is the primary parent or 
                caretaker relative in the family of a child who has not 
                attained 6 years of age or who is the primary parent or 
                caretaker of a child with disabilities; or
                    ``(D) an individual who is married or a head of 
                household and has not attained 20 years of age and 
                who--
                            ``(i) maintains satisfactory attendance at 
                        secondary school or the equivalent; or
                            ``(ii) participates in education directly 
                        related to employment.''.
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