,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,roy 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzgerald1 ,mr4 ,gill of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mrs4 ,spartz1 ,mr4 ,donalds1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,harris of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,boebert1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,brecheen1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 and ,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona7 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 phase out the enhanced ,federal match applicable to medical assistance provided to low-income adults4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ending ,medicaid ,discrimination ,against the ,most ,vulnerable ,act4 #b4 ,phase-out of enhanced ,federal match for medical assistance provided to low-income individuals under ,medicaid 7a7 ,in general ,section #aije7y7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7y77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting and subject to paragraph 7#d7 after ,notwithstanding subsection 7b72 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking and each year thereafter4 and inserting through #bjbf22 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs3 7,f7 for calendar quarters in each of calendar years #bjbg through #bjcd1 the percentage that applied under this subsection for calendar quarters in the preceding calendar year minus the applicable number of percentage points determined for the ,state under paragraph 7#c7 or1 if higher1 the ,federal medical assistance percentage otherwise determined for the ,state and year under subsection 7b7 7without regard to this subsection72 and 7,g7 for calendar quarters in #bjce and each year thereafter1 the ,federal medical assistance percentage otherwise determined for the ,state and year under subsection 7b7 7without regard to this subsection74 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#c7 ,applicable number of percentage points ,for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,f71 the applicable number of percentage points for a ,state is the number of percentage points equal to-- 7,a7 the percentage points difference between-- 7i7 #ij percent2 and 7ii7 the ,federal medical assistance percentage determined for the ,state under subsection 7b7 7without regard to this subsection7 for fiscal year #bjbf2 divided by 7,b7 #h4 7#d7 ,rules of application for calendar years after #bjbd 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for calendar years after #bjbd-- 7i7 paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to a non-expansion ,state 7as defined in subparagraph 7,b772 7ii7 if a non-expansion ,state elects on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph to expend amounts for all or any individuals described in section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,viii71 the ,federal medical assistance percentage otherwise determined for the ,state and year under subsection 7b7 7without regard to this subsection7 shall apply to amounts expended by such ,state for medical assistance for such individuals2 and 7iii7 an expansion ,state 7as defined in such subparagraph7 may1 at the option of the ,state1 elect to only expend amounts for medical assistance for newly eligible individuals described in section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,viii7 whose income does not exceed #ajj percent of the ,federal poverty line 7as defined for purposes of such section7 and continue to receive the ,federal medical assistance percentage specified under paragraph 7#a7 for such amounts4 7,b7 ,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,expansion ,state ,the term expansion ,state means a ,state that is not a non-expansion ,state4 7ii7 ,non-expansion ,state ,the term non-expansion ,state means a ,state that has not expended amounts for all individuals described in section #aijb7;a77#aj77;,a77i77,,viii7 before the date of the enactment of this paragraph4 4 7b7 ,eliminating temporary ,,fmap increase for ,states that begin ,to provide medical assistance for low-,income adults ,section #aije of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7 is amended by striking subsection 7ii74