Think Differently Database Act became law 704 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedJan 31, 2023
ReportedSep 18, 2024
Passed one chamberDec 17, 2024
Passed bothDec 21, 2024
LawJan 4, 2025
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 70 words.
Think Differently Database Act This act requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a website with resources about Medicaid for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers. The website must include information about eligibility, points of contact, covered long-term services, and wait lists for certain home- and community-based services. The CMS must promote the website to appropriate individuals, such as by collaborating with the Social Security Administration.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 45 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 673 words
- Subjects
- Government information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careHereditary and development disordersInternet, web applications, social mediaMedicaid +1 more
- Latest action
- Jan 4, 2025: Became Public Law No: 118-225.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 118th S. 4174 Think Differently Database Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]