[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7453

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make sex offenders 
  ineligible for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified 
 health plan and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make 
sex offenders ineligible for Federally funded medical assistance under 
                         the Medicaid program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2026

  Mr. Steube 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make sex offenders 
  ineligible for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified 
 health plan and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make 
sex offenders ineligible for Federally funded medical assistance under 
                         the Medicaid program.

    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 ``Criminals' Loss of Eligibility and 
Assistance Networks Act'' or the ``CLEAN Act''.

SEC. 2. SEX OFFENDERS INELIGIBLE FOR REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR COVERAGE 
              UNDER A QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Denial of credit to sex offenders.--No credit 
                shall be allowed under this section to any individual 
                if such individual (or the individual's spouse, in the 
                case of a joint return) is a sex offender (as defined 
                in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
                Safety Act of 2006) as of the last day of the taxable 
                year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. SEX OFFENDERS INELIGIBLE FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED MEDICAL 
              ASSISTANCE UNDER MEDICAID.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (26), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the following:
            ``(28) with respect to any amounts expended for medical 
        assistance for an individual who is a sex offender (as defined 
        in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
        Act of 2006).''.
    (b) States Not Required To Furnish Medical Assistance.--Section 
1902(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
``Notwithstanding paragraph (10) or any other provision of this 
subsection, a State may elect not to make medical assistance available 
to an individual described in section 1903(i)(28).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals enrolled or reenrolled under a State plan (or 
waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1936 et seq.) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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