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Dylan Lee James Act

Introduced: February 13, 2001 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 13, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Opportunity Act of 2001 or Dylan Lee James Act - 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 of 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 of 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 March 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 321 Identical bill Dylan Lee James Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 21 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 10, 2002
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2002
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 6, 2002
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2002
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 13, 2002
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 12, 2002
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 12, 2002
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Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 12, 2002
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 19, 2001
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 16, 2001
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 10, 2001
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 26, 2001
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 4, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 20, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 20, 2001
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 13, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2001
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2001
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 13, 2001
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 13, 2001
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 13, 2001
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 2001
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2001
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 13, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 13, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 13, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 13, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2001
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 600: Dylan Lee James Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-600/
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"H.R. 600: Dylan Lee James Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-600/.
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H.R. 600, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-600/.
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