The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next week on health care block grants.

The hearing comes as some Republican senators push a last-ditch ObamaCare repeal bill, which would provide block grants to states with some of the law's funding.

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The committee, chaired by Sen. Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold JohnsonThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Second GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP-led panel to hear from former official who said Burisma was not a factor in US policy MORE (R-Wis.), has limited jurisdiction over health care matters, but Johnson is one of the sponsors of the bill.

Johnson was a critic of the closed-door process in drafting the previous repeal bill.

The repeal bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE (R-S.C.), Bill Cassidy William (Bill) Morgan CassidyCoushatta tribe begins long road to recovery after Hurricane Laura Senators offer disaster tax relief bill Bottom line MORE (R-La.) and Dean Heller Dean Arthur HellerOn The Trail: Democrats plan to hammer Trump on Social Security, Medicare Lobbying World Democrats spend big to put Senate in play MORE (R-Nev.), has long shot odds of passing the Senate.

Cassidy told reporters last week the bill didn't have the 50 votes needed to pass.