House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the treatment of lottery winnings and other lump sum income for purposes of income eligibility under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 12, 2016
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 15, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4368.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PITTS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 7, January 12, 2016, Page H331):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which states that Congress shall have the power ``to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states . . .''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
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- Statement length
- 161 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4368, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4368
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Chris Collins (R-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Pitts.
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- H.R. 4725 (114th) Common Sense Savings Act of 2016
- H.R. 1714 (114th) Sugar Reform Act of 2015
- H.Res. 290 (114th) Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy laws.
- H.R. 903 (114th) Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2015
- H.R. 1323 (114th) Shahbaz Bhatti International Religious Freedom Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.