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HR 4936 108th Congress House

Children's Health Protection and Improvement Act of 2004

Official title: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to modify the rules relating to the availability and method of redistribution of unexpended SCHIP allotments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesFinance and Financial Sector
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Government Operations and PoliticsHealth insuranceIntergovernmental fiscal relationsMedicaidMedically uninsuredPoor childrenSocial Welfare
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Health Protection and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise the extended availability through FY 2004 of SCHIP allotments for FY 1998 through 2001.

Specifies formulae for amounts to be used in computing redistributions for FY 2003, 2003, and 2004. Provides for reallocation of 70 percent of the expiring FY 1998, 1999, and 2000 funds to States that have fully expended their annual allotments. Extends the availability of the remaining 30 percent of such expiring funds with the States that currently have them.

Permits 50 percent of the total amount of a State's unexpended FY 2002 SCHIP allotments to remain available through FY 2006. Permits 50 percent of the total amount of a State's unexpended FY 2003 and 2004 SCHIP allotments to remain available through the end of FY 2007. Requires redistribution of the other 50 percent of such funds to States that have fully spent their allotments during the three-year period they were available.

Requires a second redistribution according to the same 70-30 formula of any retained or redistributed funds still unexpended at the end of the two-year extention or redistribution.

Provides for continued authority for qualifying States to use certain funds for Medicaid expenditures.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4936: Children's Health Protection and Improvement Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4936/
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"H.R. 4936: Children's Health Protection and Improvement Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4936/.
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