Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2004
Latest action · Mar 30, 2004 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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2004 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to give States the option of providing that Medicaid or SCHIP financial eligibility requirements are met for children based on their eligibility for nutrition assistance or similar public programs with comparable income standards and methodologies.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2004 to Oct 8, 2004, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Mar 25, 2004 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Oct 8, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 30, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1717, E486)
- Mar 25, 2004Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2004Referred 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 1083 | Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2003 | Identical bill | May 20, 2003 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Agriculture and Food
- Caregivers
- Child nutrition
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Medicaid
- Medically uninsured
- Parents
- Poor children
- Pregnant women
- School lunch program
- Social Welfare
- State laws
- Welfare eligibility
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2004Introduced in House
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