S 1227
106th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Aliens
Child abuse
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Family violence
Federal aid to child health services
Health
Health insurance
Immigrant health
Immigration
Medicaid
Poor children
Pregnant women
Welfare eligibility
Welfare waivers
Wife abuse
Women
Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 1999
Introduced: June 16, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 16, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7132-7133)
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 1999 - Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 with respect to lawful resident aliens and their eligibility for Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA)) and other types of Federal assistance.
Provides States with the option of extending Medicaid-eligibility to certain lawful resident alien pregnant women and children, as well as the option of extending SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance) eligibility to such children.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a State to waive affidavit of support requirements for benefits provided through such State options.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1