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HR 2805 111th Congress House

Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2009

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 12-month continuous coverage for children under Medicaid.

Introduced: July 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthHealth care coverage and accessMedicaid
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 11, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to change from discretionary to mandatory the authority of state Medicaid plans to provide for 12-month continuous coverage of children under Medicaid.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2805: Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2805/
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"H.R. 2805: Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2805/.
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H.R. 2805, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2805/.
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