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S 401 110th Congress Senate

Keep Children Covered Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007.

Introduced: January 25, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health Economics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to child health servicesHealth insurance
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Medically uninsuredPoor childrenSocial Welfare
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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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 Latest action January 25, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

 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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 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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