Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid Advancement Act

Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid Advancement Act

This bill requires the Medicaid funding cap for the Northern Mariana Islands to be the same as that for American Samoa in FY2026.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6690 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6690

 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment 
         limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mariana Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2025

 Mrs. King-Hinds (for herself and Mr. Moylan) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment 
         limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mariana Islands.

    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 ``Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid 
Advancement Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING PAYMENT LIMIT UNDER MEDICAID FOR THE NORTHERN 
              MARIANA ISLANDS.

    Section 1108(g)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(g)(2)(D)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
        inserting ``clauses (ii) through (iv)'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 2026, the amount 
                        determined under subparagraph (E) with respect 
                        to American Samoa for such fiscal year; and''.
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