Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 6, 2007 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 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to grant states the option of covering certain categories of eligible pregnant women and child resident aliens, including targeted low-income children, under the Medicaid and SCHIP programs.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2007 to Apr 29, 2008; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Mar 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 29, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 6, 2007 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 764 | Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Mar 5, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State children's health insurance program (SCHIP).
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2007Introduced in House
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