II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2000 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 27, 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mr. Van Hollen , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Brown , Ms. Stabenow , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove an institutional bias by making permanent the protection for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment.