Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act

Bill: 111-s-2949
Sponsor: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2010-01-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Caribbean area
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Haiti
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Latin America
Medicaid
Medicare
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-25
text: 
Emergency Aid to Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase the funding cap under the U.S. Repatriation Program to $25 million for FY2010 for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens (and their dependents) returning from foreign countries in the event of destitution, illness, war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis.
 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide additional funding for the Qualified Individual (QI) Program which pays the Medicare part B premium costs for low-income seniors. Reduces a corresponding amount otherwise available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for FY2014.

action_date: 2010-01-25
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Emergency Aid to Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase the funding cap under the U.S. Repatriation Program to $25 million for FY2010 for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens (and their dependents) returning from foreign countries in the event of destitution, illness, war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis.
 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide $65 million in additional funding for the Qualified Individual (QI) Program which pays the Medicare part B premium costs for low-income seniors. Reduces a corresponding amount otherwise available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for FY2014.

action_date: 2010-01-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

 
Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase the funding cap under the U.S. Repatriation Program to $25 million for FY2010 for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens (and their dependents) returning from foreign countries in the event of destitution, illness, war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis. 
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide $65 million in additional funding for the Qualified Individual (QI) Program which pays the Medicare part B premium costs for low-income seniors. Reduces a corresponding amount otherwise available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund for FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Became Public Law No: 111-127.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Became Public Law No: 111-127.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-01-27
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H348)
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H348)
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2949.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H348-350)
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Mr. McDermott moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-01-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2010-01-25
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S202-203; text as passed Senate: CR S203)
action_date: 2010-01-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S202-203; text as passed Senate: CR S203)
action_date: 2010-01-25
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 111-127