S 590 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Relief, Equity, Access, and Coverage for Health (REACH) Act

Introduced Mar 21, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor James M. Jeffords I-VT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 21, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2670-2672)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 21, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Relief, Equity, Access, and Coverage for Health (REACH) Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow as a limited refundable credit the amount paid for qualified health insurance; and (2) provide for the payment, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to an individual's health insurer of an amount equal to an individual's qualified health insurance credit advance amount.

Amends the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) provisions of the Social Security Act to provide that, in the case of a targeted low-income child who is eligible for child health assistance and whose parent is eligible for the refundable health insurance costs tax credit, payment may be made to a State for payment by the State to a health insurance issuer that receives advance payment of such credit on behalf of the parent of an amount equal to the estimated cost of providing the child with child health assistance, subject to stated conditions.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2001 to Jun 14, 2001, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalMar 21, 2001
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalMar 21, 2001
R-RILincoln ChafeeOriginalMar 21, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalMar 21, 2001
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalMar 21, 2001
R-TNWilliam H. FristOriginalMar 21, 2001
R-NEChuck HagelApr 23, 2001
D-NJRobert G. TorricelliApr 23, 2001
D-MNMark DaytonJun 14, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 21, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2670-2672)
  3. Mar 21, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2669-2670)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

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