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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States.

Introduced: February 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide that "satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or nationality" means for a child born in the United States any claim for Medicaid payment if medical assistance is available for part or all of the costs of the child's birth.

What's happening now March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 27, 2007
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 13, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1238: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1238/
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"H.R. 1238: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1238/.
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H.R. 1238, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1238/.
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[H.R. 1238: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1238/)
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