To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8662 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8662 To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2026 Mr. Miller of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide assisted living assistance through Medicaid and low-income housing tax credit. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF SERVICES IN AN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE UNDER MEDICAID. (a) Definition of Medical Assistance.--Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (31), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon; (2) by redesignating paragraph (32) as paragraph (33); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (31), the following new paragraph: ``(32) services provided in an assisted living residence consistent with State law permitting such services, including to individuals who would require the level of care provided in a hospital or nursing facility, the cost of which could be reimbursed under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan), and who meet the State's income and resources requirements adopted under section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(V) and for whom the estimated annual average per capita total Medicaid cost for all services for individuals receiving services in an assisted living residence would be no greater than the estimated annual average per capita total Med