S 3915
109th Congress
Senate
Health
Drug abuse prevention
Drug therapy
Government Operations and Politics
Health counseling
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Pregnant women
Smoking
Social Welfare
Women
Women's health
Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2006
Introduced: September 20, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 20, 2006
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require coverage, without cost-sharing, of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women. Provides for an increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for tobacco cessation counseling services and medications.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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