Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain documentation to the House of Representatives relating to the calculation of certain expenditure limitations applicable to Federal funding of the Medicaid program in Puerto Rico.

Bill: 117-hres-1258
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2022-07-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations

Department of Health and Human Services

Government information and archives

Medicaid

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-29
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 136.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution directs the Department of Health and Human Services to furnish to the House of Representatives any external or internal communications that occurred before September 7, 2021, about how to calculate Puerto Rico's maximum Medicaid funding allotment for FY2022 and subsequent years, as well as communications with the Government Accountability Office regarding its review of FY2022 calculations.</p>

action_date: 2022-09-29
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This resolution directs the Department of Health and Human Services to furnish to the House of Representatives any external or internal communications that occurred before September 7, 2021, about how to calculate Puerto Rico's maximum Medicaid funding allotment for FY2022 and subsequent years, as well as communications with the Government Accountability Office regarding its review of FY2022 calculations.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1258 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Dunn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain documentation to the House of Representatives relating to the calculation of certain expenditure limitations applicable to Federal funding of the Medicaid program in Puerto Rico.

That the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to herein as the Secretary ) is directed to furnish to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication in the Secretary’s possession, or any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication in the Secretary’s possession, that refers or relates to any of the following: (1) Communication by the Department of Health and Human Services with any person outside of such Department that occurred prior to September 7, 2021, regarding interpretations of section 1108 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ), insofar as such interpretations pertained to calculation of the limit imposed under such section on the total amount of funds allowed to be certified by the Secretary under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) for Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2022 and subsequent fiscal years. (2) Internal communications among employees of the Department of Health and Human Services that occurred prior to September 7, 2021, regarding interpretations described in paragraph (1), insofar as such interpretations pertained to the calculation described in such paragraph. (3) Communication by the Department of Health and Human Services with the Government Accountability Office regarding interpretations described in paragraph (1), insofar as such interpretations pertained to the calculation described in such paragraph, made by the Comptroller General of the United States, as required by section 3105(b) of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act ( Public Law 117–43 ).

tv_txt: IV House Calendar No. 136 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1258 [Report No. 117–530] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2022 Mr. Dunn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 29, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce , referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed RESOLUTION Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain documentation to the House of Representatives relating to the calculation of certain expenditure limitations applicable to Federal funding of the Medicaid program in Puerto Rico.

That the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to herein as the Secretary ) is directed to furnish to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication in the Secretary’s possession, or any portion of any document, record, audio recording, memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), or other communication in the Secretary’s possession, that refers or relates to any of the following: (1) Communication by the Department of Health and Human Services with any person outside of such Department that occurred prior to September 7, 2021, regarding interpretations of section 1108 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308 ), insofar as such interpretations pertained to calculation of the limit imposed under such section on the total amount of funds allowed to be certified by the Secretary under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) for Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2022 and subsequent fiscal years. (2) Internal communications among employees of the Department of Health and Human Services that occurred prior to September 7, 2021, regarding interpretations described in paragraph (1), insofar as such interpretations pertained to the calculation described in such paragraph. (3) Communication by the Department of Health and Human Services with the Government Accountability Office regarding interpretations described in paragraph (1), insofar as such interpretations pertained to the calculation described in such paragraph, made by the Comptroller General of the United States, as required by section 3105(b) of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act ( Public Law 117–43 ).

September 29, 2022 Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce , referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed