Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 2, 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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to: (1) conduct innovative outreach and enrollment efforts that are designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP; and (2) promote understanding of the importance of health insurance coverage for prenatal care and children.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to grant a state the option to provide for simplified determinations of a child's financial eligibility for medical assistance under Medicaid or child health assistance under SCHIP.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2007 to Nov 8, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 7, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Nov 8, 2007 |
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 Jan 19, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under the Medicaid and State children's health insurance programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Children's Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Church and social problems
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to Indians
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health insurance
- Housing and Community Development
- Indian children
- Indian medical care
- Language and languages
- Maternal health services
- Medicaid
- Medically uninsured
- Minorities
- Minority health
- Performance measurement
- Poor children
- Religion
- Rural health
- School health programs
- Social Welfare
- Welfare eligibility
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
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