I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6521 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain 
actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting re-
quirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2020 
Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself and Mrs. FLETCHER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid 
supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ADDITIONAL SECRETARIAL AC-
TION WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAID SUPPLE-
MENTAL PAYMENTS REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, during the period that begins on the date of 
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enactment of this section and ends the date that is 2 years 
after the last day of the emergency period defined in para-
graph (1)(B) of section 1135(g) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall not take any action (through pro-
mulgation of regulation, issue of regulatory guidance, or 
otherwise) to— 
(1) finalize or otherwise implement provisions 
contained in the proposed rule published on Novem-
ber 18, 2019, on pages 63722 through 63785 of vol-
ume 84, Federal Register (relating to parts 430, 
433, 447, 455, and 457 of title 42, Code of Federal 
Regulations); or 
(2) promulgate or implement any rule or provi-
sion similar to the provisions described in paragraph 
(1) pertaining to the Medicaid program established 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or the State Children’s Health 
Insurance Program established under title XXI of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.). 
(b) CONTINUATION OF OTHER SECRETARIAL AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
prohibiting the Secretary during the period described in 
subsection (a) from taking any action (through promulga-
tion of regulation, issuance of regulatory guidance, or 
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other administrative action) to enforce a provision of law 
in effect as of the date of enactment of this section with 
respect to the Medicaid program established under title 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program estab-
lished under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et 
seq.), or to promulgate or implement a new rule or provi-
sion during such period with respect to such programs, 
other than a rule or provision described in subsection (a) 
and subject to the prohibition set forth in that subsection. 
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