Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Mar 26, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedMar 26, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 52 words.
Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2026 This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for services provided to foster care children in qualified residential treatment programs (i.e., programs with trauma-informed treatment models that address the needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances).
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 203 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 164 words
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]