Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 8, 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 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under state Medicaid programs.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 12, 2007 to Jul 17, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Aug 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 17, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 17, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 17, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 7, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4984 | Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA | May 15, 2007 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 5, 2007H.R. 1376, the Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced by the House of Representatives on March 7, 2007</p>
- Oct 5, 2007H.R. 1376, the Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as introduced by the House of Representatives on March 7, 2007
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-65 | IMPACT OF GAPS IN HEALTH COVERAGE ON INCOME SECURITY242 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-53 | CHILDREN WHO AGE OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM127 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 12, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34388 | Child Welfare Issues in the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 17, 2008 |
Titles 2
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 establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category (and not an optional category) of individuals for coverage under State Medicaid programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
