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S 747 109th Congress Senate

Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to give States the flexibility to reduce bureaucracy by streamlining enrollment processes for the medicaid and State children's health insurance program… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to give States the flexibility to reduce bureaucracy by streamlining enrollment processes for the medicaid and State children's health insurance programs through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families.

Introduced: April 11, 2005 See on congress.gov
Health Agriculture and FoodCaregiversChild nutritionEconomics and Public Finance
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EducationElementary and secondary educationFamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth insuranceMedicaidMedically uninsuredParentsPoor childrenPregnant womenSchool lunch programSocial WelfareState lawsWelfare eligibilityWomen
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 11, 2005
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 Latest action April 11, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

 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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S. 747, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-747/.
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