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Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005

Introduced: April 11, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 11, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 11, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2948 Identical bill Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 747: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-747/
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"S. 747: Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-747/.
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