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S 401 110th Congress Senate Health Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to child health services Health insurance Medically uninsured Poor children Social Welfare

Keep Children Covered Act of 2007

Introduced: January 25, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 25, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Children Covered Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot to each remaining shortfall state the amount that the Secretary determines will eliminate the estimated shortfall for the SCHIP program for the state for FY2007. Makes necessary appropriations.

What's happening now January 25, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1489 Related bill To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the remainder of the funding shortfalls in the State Childre…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 25, 2007
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2007
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 25, 2007
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 25, 2007
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 25, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 401: Keep Children Covered Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-401/
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"S. 401: Keep Children Covered Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-401/.
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S. 401, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-401/.
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