S 622 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Dylan Lee James Act

Introduced Mar 13, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Chuck Grassley R-IA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2003
  2. Passed SenateMay 6, 2004
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MICarl LevinOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-WYCraig ThomasOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-SCErnest F. HollingsOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-INEvan BayhOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-RIJack ReedOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-KYJim BunningOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-LAJohn B. BreauxOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NCJohn EdwardsOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NJJon S. CorzineOriginalMar 13, 2003
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-DEJoseph R. Biden Jr.OriginalMar 13, 2003
R-RILincoln ChafeeOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MNMark DaytonOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-OHMike DeWineOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-UTRobert F. BennettOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-IATom HarkinOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-GAZell MillerOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-MOChristopher S. BondMar 18, 2003
D-CADianne FeinsteinMar 18, 2003
R-UTOrrin G. HatchMar 18, 2003
R-MSThad CochranApr 11, 2003
R-MOJim TalentMay 5, 2003
D-PAArlen SpecterMay 21, 2003
R-NEChuck HagelMay 21, 2003
R-PARick SantorumMay 23, 2003
D-ARMark L. PryorJul 15, 2003
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergMar 29, 2004
D-NDKent ConradMar 31, 2004
R-TNLamar AlexanderApr 7, 2004

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2003Markup Sep 10, 2003Reported Sep 30, 2003
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 10, 2004
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 21, 2004

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 10, 2004Received in the House.
  3. May 10, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. May 10, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  5. May 6, 2004Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4946-4951; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S4946-4948)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S4946–S4951Text printed S4946–S4948Amendments S4946, S4949, S5005Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Edward M. Kennedy D-MAMay 6, 2004
SenateDebate and remarks S3740–S3742Text printed S3740Chuck Grassley R-IA (text), Edward M. Kennedy D-MAMar 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

  1. 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>
  2. 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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 108-682MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH: ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS98 pagesHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeApr 28, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-489SUICIDE PREVENTION AND YOUTH: SAVING LIVES97 pagesHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeMar 2, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-80LAND 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 pagesEnergy and Natural Resources CommitteeJun 12, 2003

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 3119To provide a complete substitute.Chuck Grassley R-IAAmendment SA 3119 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1811Dylan Lee James ActIdentical billApr 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.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 10, 2004Referred in House
  2. May 6, 2004Engrossed in Senate
  3. Sep 30, 2003Reported to Senate
  4. Mar 13, 2003Introduced in Senate

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