,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #abfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ai1 #bjac ,ms4 ,norton introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act to increase the ,federal medical assistance percentage for the ,district of ,columbia under the ,medicaid ,program to #ge percent4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,district of ,columbia ,medicaid ,reimbursement ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,increasing the ,medicaid ,federal medical assistance percentage for the ,district of ,columbia to #ge percent 7a7 ,in general ,section #aije7;b77#c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77#c77 is amended by striking #gj percent and inserting #ge percent4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after ,october #a1 #bjac4