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HR 4707 106th Congress House

Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2000

Official title: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program.

Introduced: September 7, 2000 See on congress.gov
Health AliensChild healthEconomics and Public FinanceFamilies
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Federal aid to child health servicesHealth insuranceImmigrant healthImmigrationMaternal health servicesMedicaidMedically uninsuredPoor childrenPregnant womenSocial WelfareWelfare eligibilityWomen
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 28, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jun 21, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 29, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to grant States the option of covering certain categories of eligible women and child resident aliens under the Medicaid and CHIP programs.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1227 Companion bill Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 1999
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 26, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 28, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2000
DOOLEY, CAL
· Sep 20, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 20, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 20, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· Sep 7, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 27, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 21, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4707: Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4707/
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"H.R. 4707: Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4707/.
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