S 1004
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Asthma
Case management
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Eye care
Families
Federal aid to education
Health education
Health insurance
Hearing
Infants
Medicaid
Medical centers
Medical screening
Medical supplies
Medical tests
Healthy Children Learn Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5786-5787)
May 6, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Healthy Children Learn Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize early Head Start and Head Start programs to carry out asthma, vision, and hearing screening programs.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary Of Health and Human Services to award grants to local educational agencies for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health screening programs for public school children.
States that nothing under any law relating to a program that provides health benefits coverage for children and including the payment limitation known as the "free care rule" shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting assistance for children receiving asthma, vision, hearing, or other health screening tests.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1