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HR 1811 108th Congress House

Dylan Lee James Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2004 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Congressional reporting requirementsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisabledEconomics and Public FinanceEmployee health benefitsFamiliesFamily servicesFederal aid to child health servicesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityHealth educationHealth information systemsHealth insuranceHome care servicesInsurance premiumsLabor and EmploymentMedicaidMedically uninsuredMental health servicesSocial WelfareSupplemental security income programWelfare eligibilityWelfare waivers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Family Opportunity Act of 2003 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them; 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.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 Supplemental Security Income (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 17 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 9, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· May 13, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 11, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Apr 1, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 2, 2004
DREIER, DAVID
· Oct 2, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 15, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 15, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 15, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 15, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 22, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 22, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 11, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 11, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 11, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 11, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 11, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Apr 11, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Apr 11, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Apr 11, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 11, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 11, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 11, 2003
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Apr 11, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1811: Dylan Lee James Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1811/
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"H.R. 1811: Dylan Lee James Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1811/.
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H.R. 1811, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1811/.
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