HR 5998
110th Congress
House
Health
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Health insurance
Medicaid
Medically uninsured
Poor children
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 8, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 8, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008 - Nullifies any effectiveness of the August 17, 2007, State Health Official Letter issued by the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (with respect to extension to uninsured children of health insurance under title XIX (Medicaid) or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)).
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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