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Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2004

Introduced: March 25, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Mar 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 30, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1717, E486)
Mar 25, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of providing that Medicaid or SCHIP financial eligibility requirements are met for children based on their eligibility for nutrition assistance or similar public programs with comparable income standards and methodologies.

What's happening now March 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1083 Identical bill Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4031: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4031/
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"H.R. 4031: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4031/.
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H.R. 4031, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4031/.
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