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No Medicaid for Illegals Act

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid and CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status.

Introduced Jun 26, 2025

Latest action (Jun 26, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Healthcare

Summary

This bill amends Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to prohibit federal funding for medical assistance to individuals who have not verified their citizenship, nationality, or immigration status. The bill eliminates the requirement that states provide medical assistance during the periods when individuals are given reasonable opportunity to present documentation of citizenship, nationality, or immigration status, though states may elect to continue providing assistance during these periods if they choose to do so. Federal financial participation is available only if the individual's citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status is verified by the end of the applicable verification periods specified in law. The bill applies to existing Medicaid and CHIP provisions related to citizenship and immigration status verification. The amendments take effect on the date of the bill's enactment.

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Sponsor (1)

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Top reported contributors to Jefferson Van Drew’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $176,557
  • ENTREPRENEUR $70,972
  • PULSE VASCULAR $9,900
  • ICONA RESORTS $9,900
  • MONZO CATANESE HILLEGASS $9,000

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Actions (2)

  1. Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • Introduced in House · Jun 26, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 26, 2025

Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid and CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status.

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 “No Medicaid for Illegals Act”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FEDERAL FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION UNDER MEDICAID AND CHIP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT VERIFIED CITIZENSHIP, NATIONALITY, OR SATISFACTORY IMMIGRATION STATUS.

(a) In General.—

(1) Medicaid.—Section 1903(i)(22) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)(22)) is amended—

(A) by adding “and” at the end;

(B) by striking “to amounts” and inserting “to—

“(A) amounts”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(B) in the case that the State elects under section 1902(a)(46)(C) to provide for making medical assistance available to an individual during—

“(i) the period in which the individual is provided the reasonable opportunity to present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality under section 1902(ee)(2)(C) or subsection (x)(4);

“(ii) the 90-day period described in section 1902(ee)(1)(B)(ii)(II); or

“(iii) the period in which the individual is provided the reasonable opportunity to submit evidence indicating a satisfactory immigration status under section 1137(d)(4), amounts expended for such medical assistance, unless the citizenship or nationality of such individual or the satisfactory immigration status of such individual (as applicable) is verified by the end of such period;”.

(2) CHIP.—Section 2107(e)(1)(N) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(N)) is amended by striking “and (17)” and inserting “(17), and (22)”.

(b) Eliminating State Requirement To Provide Medical Assistance During Reasonable Opportunity Period.—

(1) Documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality.— Section 1903(x)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(x)) is amended—

(A) by striking “under clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1137(d)(4)(A)” and inserting “under section 1137(d)(4)”; and

(B) by inserting “, except that the State shall not be required to make medical assistance available to such individual during the period in which such individual is provided such reasonable opportunity if the State has not elected the option under section 1902(a)(46)(C)” before the period at the end.

(2) Social security data match.—Section 1902(ee) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(ee)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)—

(i) in subclause (II), by striking “(and continues to provide the individual with medical assistance during such 90-day period)” and inserting “and, if the State has elected the option under subsection (a)(46)(C), continues to provide the individual with medical assistance during such 90-day period”; and

(ii) in subclause (III), by inserting “, or denies eligibility for medical assistance under this title for such individual, as applicable” after “under this title”; and

(B) in paragraph (2)(C)—

(i) by striking “under clauses (i) and

(ii) of section 1137(d)(4)(A)” and inserting “under section 1137(d)(4)”; and

(ii) by inserting “, except that the State shall not be required to make medical assistance available to such individual during the period in which such individual is provided such reasonable opportunity if the State has not elected the option under section 1902(a)(46)(C)” before the period at the end.

(3) Individuals with satisfactory immigration status.— Section 1137(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b- 7(d)(4)) is amended—

(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting “(except that such prohibition on delay, denial, reduction, or termination of eligibility for benefits under the Medicaid program under title XIX shall apply only if the State has elected the option under section 1902(a)(46)(C))” after “has been provided”; and

(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting “(except that such prohibition on delay, denial, reduction, or termination of eligibility for benefits under the Medicaid program under title XIX shall apply only if the State has elected the option under section 1902(a)(46)(C))” after “status”.

(c) Option To Continue Providing Medical Assistance During Reasonable Opportunity Period.—

(1) Medicaid.—Section 1902(a)(46) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(46)) is amended—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;

(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by adding “and” at the end; and

(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B)(ii) the following new subparagraph:

“(C) provide, at the option of the State, for making medical assistance available—

“(i) to an individual described in subparagraph

(B) during the period in which such individual is provided the reasonable opportunity to present satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality under subsection (ee)(2)(C) or section 1903(x)(4), or during the 90-day period described in subsection (ee)(1)(B)(ii)(II); or

“(ii) to an individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States during the period in which such individual is provided the reasonable opportunity to submit evidence indicating a satisfactory immigration status under section 1137(d)(4);”.

(2) CHIP.—Section 2105(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) Option to continue providing child health assistance during reasonable opportunity period.— Section 1902(a)(46)(C) shall apply to States under this title in the same manner as it applies to a State under title XIX.”.

(d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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