Dylan Lee James Act
Latest action · May 21, 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 13, 2003
- Passed SenateMay 6, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Opportunity Act of 2004 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for them; and (2) add to the list of persons eligible for Medicaid home and community-based service waiver programs individuals under 21 years of age requiring inpatient psychiatric hospital services.
Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to: (1) make appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY 2005 through 2007; and (2) authorize appropriations to the Secretary for FY 2008 and 2009 for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.
Amends SSA title XIX to confer Medicaid eligibility to persons who are under age 21 and who are eligible for SSI, effective on the later of: (1) the date the application was filed; or (2) the date the individual became eligible for SSI.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2003 to Apr 7, 2004; 54 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-SC | Ernest F. Hollings | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2003Markup Sep 10, 2003Reported Sep 30, 2003 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 10, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2004 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 10, 2004Received in the House.
- May 10, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 10, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 6, 2004Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4946-4951; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4946-4948)
- May 6, 2004The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- May 6, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 30, 2003Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-157.
- Sep 30, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295.
- Sep 10, 2003Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3740)
- Mar 13, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3740-3741)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4946–S4951Text printed S4946–S4948Amendments S4946, S4949, S5005 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | May 6, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3740–S3742Text printed S3740 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (text), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Mar 13, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 23, 2003S. 622, Family Opportunity Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2003</p>
- Sep 23, 2003S. 622, Family Opportunity Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on September 10, 2003
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-682 | MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH: ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS98 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Apr 28, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-489 | SUICIDE PREVENTION AND YOUTH: SAVING LIVES97 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Mar 2, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-80 | LAND EXCHANGE IN IDAHO; BUILDING AND LAND CONVEYANCE IN SANDPOINT, ID; WASHOE INDIAN TRIBE TRUST; AMEND FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT; AND LAND EXCHANGE IN COCONINO AND TONTO NATIONAL FORESTS21 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 12, 2003 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3119 | To provide a complete substitute. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 3119 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1811 | Dylan Lee James Act | Identical bill | Apr 24, 2003 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dylan Lee James Act
- Family Opportunity Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Family Opportunity Act of 2003
- Dylan Lee James Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Family Opportunity Act of 2004
- Dylan Lee James Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Appropriations
- Child health
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee health benefits
- Families
- Family services
- Federal aid to child health services
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Health insurance
- Home care services
- Insurance premiums
- Labor and Employment
- Medicaid
- Medically uninsured
- Mental health services
- Social Welfare
- Supplemental security income program
- Welfare eligibility
- Welfare waivers
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2004Referred in House
- May 6, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 30, 2003Reported to Senate
- Mar 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
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