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HR 669 112th Congress House

Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2011

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

Introduced: February 11, 2011 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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Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2011 - 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.

Specifies situations wherein a state Medicaid plan's failure to meet this requirement shall not be regarded as a failure to comply with Medicaid requirements generally.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 11, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 669: Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-669/
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"H.R. 669: Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-669/.
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H.R. 669, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-669/.
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