S 747
109th Congress
Senate
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
Introduced: April 11, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1