STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1924

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 219
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
219 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES
     CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE
     SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE HAWAII
     CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION'S EFFORT TO AMEND THE SOCIAL
     SECURITY ACT TO INCREASE HAWAII'S FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
     PERCENTAGE(FMAP),"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the
United States Congress, the President of the United States, and
the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to
support United States Senator Daniel K. Akaka, United States
Senator Daniel K. Inouye, United States Representative Neil
Abercrombie, and United States Representative Patsy T. Mink's
federal legislation to amend the Social Security Act to increase
Hawaii's FMAP in consideration of the state's high cost of
living.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 219,
and recommends its adoption.


 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair