,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjag,mr4 ,griffith 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,guthrie1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7         
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 transition the ,medicaid        
thresholds applied for determining      
acceptable provider taxes1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,medicaid ,tax      
,fairness ,act of #bjag4  #b4           
,transition of ,medicaid thresholds     
applied for determining acceptable      
provider taxes ,section                 
#aijc7w77#d77;,c77ii7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;b7w77#d77;,c77ii77 is amended by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting the following3  and except    
that the following percentages shall be 
substituted for #f percent each place it

 appears for portions of fiscal years   
occurring in the following years3 7,i7  
,for #bjah1 #e4i percent4  7,,ii7 ,for  
#bjai1 #e4h percent4  7,,iii7 ,for      
#bjbj1 #e4g percent4  7,,iv7 ,for #bjba1
 #e4f percent4  7,v7 ,for #bjbb and each
 year thereafter1 #e4e percent4  4