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HR 1159 105th Congress House

Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to assure the availability of health insurance coverage for children in the individual market in a manner similar to gua… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to assure the availability of health insurance coverage for children in the individual market in a manner similar to guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage for certain previously covered individuals under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Introduced: March 21, 1997 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceDiscrimination in insurance
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Discrimination in medical careFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorHealth insuranceHealth insurance industryInsurance companiesInsurance premiumsMedical economicsMedically uninsured
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 20, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 20, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to uninsured children.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
SANDLIN, MAX
· Nov 7, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 9, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 21, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 21, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 20, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1159: Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1159/
MLA
"H.R. 1159: Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1159/.
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H.R. 1159, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1159/.
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