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HR 1443 109th Congress House

Dylan Lee James Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid Program for such children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Opportunity Act of 2005 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct demonstration projects under which up to ten States are awarded grants, on a competitive basis, to test the effectiveness in improving or maintaining a child's functional level and cost-effectiveness of providing coverage of home and community-based alternatives to psychiatric resident treatment for children enrolled in the Medicaid program.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.

Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the restoration of Medicaid eligibility to certain SSI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 1
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 20, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 23, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· May 19, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 21, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 17, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 17, 2005
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