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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in the August 17, 2007, letter to State…

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in 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 and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.

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Jul 17, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6943)
Jul 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6942, S6943)
Jul 17, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disapproves the rule submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to requirements set forth in the State Health Official Letter 07-001, dated August 17, 2007, issued by the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center, requiring states that expand the income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) above 250% of the federal poverty level to adopt the five crowd-out strategies described in the August 17, 2007, letter and to provide certain assurances described in such letter.

What's happening now July 17, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6943)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 24, 2008
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 17, 2008
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 44: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in 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 and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-44/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 44: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in 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 and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-44/.
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S.J. Res. 44, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-44/.
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[S.J. Res. 44: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in 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 and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SJRES-44/)
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