DSH in Tennessee Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6393 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6393 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a permanent disproportionate share hospital allotment to Tennessee for fiscal year 2026 and succeeding fiscal years, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 3, 2025 Mrs. Harshbarger (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a permanent disproportionate share hospital allotment to Tennessee for fiscal year 2026 and succeeding fiscal years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering Support for Hospitals in Tennessee Act'' or the ``DSH in Tennessee Act''. SEC. 2. PERMANENT TENNESSEE DSH ALLOTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS. Section 1923(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r- 4(f)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (E) and (F)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(G) Tennessee dsh restoration.-- ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the State of Tennessee shall receive a DSH allotment under this paragraph beginning with fiscal year 2026 and for each succeeding fiscal year. ``(ii) Allotment for fiscal year 2026.-- Notwithstanding the table set forth in paragraph (2) or the terms of the TennCare Demonstration Project in effect for the State, the