Compact Impact Relief Act
Latest action (10 Jan 2018): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 4761, the Compact Impact Relief Act, was introduced in the House on January 10, 2018, by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo of Guam, with several cosponsors from Hawaii and the Northern Mariana Islands. It addresses the costs that certain U.S. jurisdictions incur in providing public services to migrants from the Freely Associated States—the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau—who are permitted to live and work in the United States under Compacts of Free Association.
The bill would adjust federal Medicaid matching funds (FMAP) for "affected jurisdictions" to offset their spending on Compact migrants, increase federal education payments for school districts serving these migrants' children, expand eligibility for national and community service programs (including AmeriCorps and the Youth Conservation Corps) to include Compact migrants, direct an independent study of the Compacts' implementation and future, require Census Bureau enumeration of Compact migrants, mandate annual Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting on affected jurisdictions' economies, and require new federal health data collection on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. It also modifies local matching and in-kind contribution rules for territories and eligibility under workforce and welfare laws.
The bill primarily affects Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other jurisdictions with significant Compact migrant populations, as well as federal agencies such as HHS, Interior, State, Commerce, and Education.
The bill was referred to multiple House committees and did not receive a vote before the end of the 115th Congress; it did not become law.
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Official summary
Compact Impact Relief Act
This bill provides additional aid to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Hawaii for providing health care, education, and other services to qualified migrants from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. The bill also makes such migrants eligible for assistance under the Social Services Block Grant and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4761 do?
- H.R. 4761, the Compact Impact Relief Act, was introduced in the House on January 10, 2018, by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo of Guam, with several cosponsors from Hawaii and the Northern Mariana Islands. It addresses the costs that certain U.S. jurisdictions incur in providing public services to migrants from the Freely Associated States—the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau—who are permitted to live and work in the United States under Compacts of Free Association. The bill would adjust federal Medicaid matching funds (FMAP) for "affected jurisdictions" to offset their spending on Compact migrants, increase federal education payments for school districts serving these migrants' children, expand eligibility for national and community service programs (including AmeriCorps and the Youth Conservation Corps) to include Compact migrants, direct an independent study of the Compacts' implementation and future, require Census Bureau enumeration of Compact migrants, mandate annual Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting on affected jurisdictions' economies, and require new federal health data collection on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. It also modifies local matching and in-kind contribution rules for territories and eligibility under workforce and welfare laws. The bill primarily affects Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other jurisdictions with significant Compact migrant populations, as well as federal agencies such as HHS, Interior, State, Commerce, and Education. The bill was referred to multiple House committees and did not receive a vote before the end of the 115th Congress; it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 4761 become law?
- Not yet. As of 10 Jan 2018, H.R. 4761 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4761?
- H.R. 4761 was sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU, 2003-2018] (Democrat-GU), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4761?
- Introduced (10 Jan 2018).
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