S 740
109th Congress
Senate
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Infants
Maternal health services
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Pregnant women
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Women
Women's health
Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act of 2005
Introduced: April 7, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3361-3362)
Apr 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3359-3361)
Apr 7, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act of 2005- Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States new options to: (1) cover low-income pregnant women; and (2) provide for coordination of SCHIP with the Maternal and Child Health Program under SSA title V.
Provides for an increase in SCHIP income eligibility.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3361-3362)
Committees of jurisdiction
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