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Family Opportunity Act of 2000

Introduced: July 12, 2000 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Aug 2, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 12, 2000
Introduced in House
Jul 12, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Opportunity Act of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children; and (2) provide for treatment of inpatient psychiatric hospital services for individuals under age 21 under waivers allowing for payment for part or all of the cost of home or community-based services.

Authorizes a State to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for approval of a demonstration project to provide Medicaid coverage to up to a specified maximum number of children with a potentially severe disability.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.

Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the restoration of Medicaid eligibility to certain SSI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.

What's happening now August 2, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 24, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 18, 2000
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 26, 2000
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2000
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 12, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 6, 2000
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 26, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 24, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 20, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 20, 2000
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 12, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4825: Family Opportunity Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4825/
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"H.R. 4825: Family Opportunity Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4825/.
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H.R. 4825, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4825/.
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