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HR 1159 105th Congress House Health Child health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Families Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Health insurance industry Insurance companies Insurance premiums Medical economics Medically uninsured

Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997

Introduced: March 20, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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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 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.

What's happening now March 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 9, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 21, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 1997
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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/
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"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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