To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the intent of Congress with regards to Medicaid financing policies.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9139 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9139 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the intent of Congress with regards to Medicaid financing policies. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2026 Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Moran) 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 clarify the intent of Congress with regards to Medicaid financing policies. 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 ``Medicaid Financing Clarification Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. CLARIFYING THE INTENT OF CONGRESS WITH REGARDS TO MEDICAID FINANCING POLICIES. (a) State Plans for Medical Assistance.--Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended in paragraph (2) by inserting ``, including public funds transferred from or certified by political subdivisions,'' after ``from local sources''. (b) Definitions.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(ll) Public Funds.--For purposes of sections 1902(a)(2) and 1903(w), `public funds' means State and local funds in the possession of a political subdivision or public agency, including tax revenues, appropriations, fees, grants, earned interest, fines, sale or lease of public resources, legal settlements and judgments, revenue from bond issuances, tobacco settlement funds, and patient care revenues. Federal funds may not be used as public funds unless authorized by Federal law to be used as matching funds for other Federa