HR 1443 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Dylan Lee James Act

Introduced Mar 17, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Pete Sessions R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 22, 2005 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 17, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Family Opportunity Act of 2005 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct demonstration projects under which up to ten States are awarded grants, on a competitive basis, to test the effectiveness in improving or maintaining a child's functional level and cost-effectiveness of providing coverage of home and community-based alternatives to psychiatric resident treatment for children enrolled in the Medicaid program.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers.

Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the restoration of Medicaid eligibility to certain SSI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.

Cosponsors 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2005 to Sep 21, 2006; 33 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 17, 2005
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-TNJim CooperOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-FLJim DavisOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalMar 17, 2005
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 17, 2005
R-NELee TerryOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-ARMike RossOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-WIRon KindOriginalMar 17, 2005
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-CATom LantosOriginalMar 17, 2005
D-MIDale E. KildeeApr 21, 2005
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoApr 21, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterApr 21, 2005
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayApr 21, 2005
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 5, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 5, 2005
R-FLDave WeldonMay 5, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensMay 5, 2005
R-NETom OsborneMay 5, 2005
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 19, 2005
D-KSDennis MooreMay 19, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyMay 19, 2005
D-PARobert A. BradyMay 19, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 19, 2005
R-TXKay GrangerMay 24, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 23, 2005
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 23, 2005
D-COMark UdallJun 23, 2005
D-MABarney FrankJul 20, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesJul 20, 2005
D-ARVic SnyderJul 20, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOct 20, 2005
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIDec 7, 2005
D-UTJim MathesonSep 21, 2006

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 17, 2005
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 17, 2005Introduced in House
  3. Mar 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-22MEDICAID REFORM: THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION'S BIPARTISAN ROADMAP97 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeJun 15, 2005

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 183Dylan Lee James ActIdentical billJan 26, 2005

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
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
Family Opportunity Act of 2005
Dylan Lee James Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2005Introduced in House

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