HR 4059
98th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Children and youth
Families
Medicaid
Pregnant women
Social Welfare
Women's health
Women's rights
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance matching percentage for services provided to certain pregnant women and young children under State medicaid plans.
Introduced: September 30, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1983
See H.R.4136.
Oct 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 30, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 30, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide that the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be 100 percent with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services furnished to a qualified child or pregnant woman. Limits coverage of children to qualified children under one year of age as of enactment. Sets forth a schedule to provide coverage for qualified children under five years of age as of October 1, 1987.
What's happening now
See H.R.4136.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1