HR 2948
109th Congress
House
Health
Agriculture and Food
Caregivers
Child nutrition
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Government Operations and Politics
Health insurance
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Parents
Poor children
Pregnant women
School lunch program
Social Welfare
State laws
Welfare eligibility
Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1253)
Jun 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 2005
Introduced in House
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Plain-English summary
Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing that Medicaid or SCHIP financial eligibility requirements are met for children based on their eligibility for nutrition assistance or similar public programs with comparable income standards and methodologies.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related & companion bills
1
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2948: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2948/
"H.R. 2948: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2948/.
H.R. 2948, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2948/.
[H.R. 2948: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2948/)