Medicaid/SCHIP Optional Coverage for Young Adults Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid/SCHIP Optional Coverage for Young Adults Act of 2003 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of providing SCHIP and Medicaid coverage, with an enhanced matching rate, to low-income youth up to age 23.
Directs the Secretary to provide for grants to small and rural States in order to enable them to implement expansions of eligibility for children and young adults under SSA titles XIX and XXI.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2003 to Nov 16, 2004, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Sep 25, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 25, 2003 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Sep 25, 2003 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Sep 25, 2003 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Sep 25, 2003 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Sep 25, 2003 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Oct 16, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Oct 16, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1889 | Medicaid/SCHIP Optional Coverage for Young Adults Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Nov 19, 2003 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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