S 621
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health insurance
Insurance premiums
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Welfare waivers
Children's Health Equity Act of 2003
Introduced: March 13, 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
Mar 13, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3739-3740)
Mar 13, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3738-3739)
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Children's Health Equity Act of 2003 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to grant authority for qualifying States to use SCHIP funds for Medicaid (SSA title XIX) expenditures.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3739-3740)
Committees of jurisdiction
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