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HR 3555 110th Congress House Health Administrative procedure Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to child health services Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Health insurance Law Medically uninsured Poor children Social Welfare Welfare eligibility

To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Introduced: September 17, 2007 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 17, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes null and void the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requiring states that have established or that expand the income eligibility level for children under title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act above 250% of the federal poverty level to comply with new requirements as a condition of covering such children. Declares that such letter shall not be applied.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) promulgating or implementing any requirement, rule, or provision similar to any requirement in the August 17, 2007, letter; or (2) applying any such requirement to any state plan amendment or waiver expanding the income eligibility level for children under title XXI.

What's happening now September 17, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3555: To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3555/
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"H.R. 3555: To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3555/.
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H.R. 3555, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3555/.
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