HR 2947
108th Congress
House
Health
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Medicaid
Medical economics
Social Welfare
Subsidies
Welfare eligibility
Working poor
Making Health Care Available for Low Income Workers Act of 2003
Introduced: July 25, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Jul 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Making Health Care Available for Low-Income Workers Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to States for demonstration programs to reduce the premiums for health benefits coverage under group health plans for individuals: (1) who are eligible for benefits under a State's Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) program (or, at the State's option, who would be so eligible but for their eligibility or coverage under a group health plan); and (2) whose income does not exceed 185 percent of the income official poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1