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HR 3931 113th Congress House

Children's Health Insurance Protection (CHIP) Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for the continuation of the pre-ACA flexibility of States in providing CHIP coverage to low-income children.

Introduced: January 27, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthMedicaidPoverty and welfare assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 27, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 27, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Health Insurance Protection (CHIP) Act - Amends XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to the income level of certain children born after September 30, 1983 (or, at the option of a state, after any earlier date), who are between 6 and 19 years of age. Maintains the income level at 100% of the income official poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved by repealing the increase to 113% of the poverty line scheduled to begin January 1, 2014.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 3
Rothfus, Keith
· Feb 28, 2014
Marino, Tom
· Jan 28, 2014
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2014
Barletta, Lou
· Jan 27, 2014
Fitzpatrick, Michael
· Jan 27, 2014
Gerlach, Jim
· Jan 27, 2014
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Jan 27, 2014
Meehan, Patrick
· Jan 27, 2014
Schwartz, Allyson
· Jan 27, 2014
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jan 27, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3931: Children's Health Insurance Protection (CHIP) Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3931/
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"H.R. 3931: Children's Health Insurance Protection (CHIP) Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3931/.
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H.R. 3931, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3931/.
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