Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act of 2007
Latest action · May 24, 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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to prohibit states from requiring eligibility determinations for children for Medicaid and SCHIP benefits more frequently than annually.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2007 to May 1, 2008; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | May 24, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 1, 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 May 24, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 24, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
- May 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 24, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Introduced in House
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