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Children's Health Protection and Eligibility Act of 2003

Introduced: January 30, 2003 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 30, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Children's Health Protection and Eligibility Act of 2003 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for the retention and redistribution through FY 2004 of SCHIP allotments for FY 1998 through 2000; and (2) authorize qualifying States to use SCHIP funds for Medicaid expenditures.
What's happening now January 30, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 30, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 264: Children's Health Protection and Eligibility Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-264/
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"S. 264: Children's Health Protection and Eligibility Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-264/.
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