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S 1852 114th Congress Senate Health Adoption and foster care Child health Child safety and welfare Medicaid

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

Introduced: July 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 23, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make technical revisions indicating that medical assistance is available to former foster care children regardless of whether they move between states.

What's happening now July 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 919 Related bill CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015
  • S 473 Related bill SONG Act
  • HR 3641 Identical bill Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2015
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 29, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1852: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1852/
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"S. 1852: Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1852/.
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S. 1852, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1852/.
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