HR 1689 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 9, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 5, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

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. IntroducedApr 9, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to grant States the option of covering certain categories of eligible women and child resident aliens under the Medicaid and SCHIP programs.

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2003 to May 20, 2004; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-FLJim DavisOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalApr 9, 2003
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 21, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 21, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 3, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelJun 3, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaJun 3, 2003
D-MABarney FrankJun 19, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerJun 19, 2003
D-NCBob EtheridgeSep 3, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 3, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksSep 17, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 25, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOct 7, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOct 30, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanDec 8, 2003
D-TXLloyd DoggettDec 8, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezDec 8, 2003
D-NJRobert MenendezDec 8, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonApr 27, 2004
D-CALois CappsApr 27, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 20, 2004

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Apr 9, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 24, 2003
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 9, 2003
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred May 5, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 5, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  2. Apr 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Apr 9, 2003Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP).
Short Titles as Introduced
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House

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