S. 349Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed Senate

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

September 11, 2015

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Introduced in Senate

February 3, 2015

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

February 3, 2015

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Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Finance Committee

June 24, 2015

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Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. With written report No. 114-99.

Finance Committee

July 30, 2015

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.

July 30, 2015

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6539; text as passed Senate: CR S6539)

September 9, 2015

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Received in the House.

September 10, 2015 • 10:54 AM

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

September 10, 2015

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

September 10, 2015

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

September 11, 2015

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Referred in HouseIssued September 10, 2015

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 349

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

AN ACT

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to empower individuals with disabilities to establish their own supplemental needs trusts.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2015.

Fairness in Medicaid supplemental needs trusts

(a)

In general

Section 1917(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p(d)(4)(A)) is amended by inserting the individual, after for the benefit of such individual by.

(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to trusts established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate September 9, 2015.

Julie E. Adams,

Secretary