S 401 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Keep Children Covered Act of 2007

Introduced Jan 25, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 25, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 25, 2007
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Keep Children Covered Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot to each remaining shortfall state the amount that the Secretary determines will eliminate the estimated shortfall for the SCHIP program for the state for FY2007. Makes necessary appropriations.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 25, 2007.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-IL	Barack Obama	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-MO	Claire McCaskill	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-RI	Jack Reed	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-MA	John F. Kerry	Original	Jan 25, 2007
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-NJ	Robert Menendez	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold	Original	Jan 25, 2007
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse	Original	Jan 25, 2007

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Actions 2

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Jan 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1489	To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the remainder of the funding shortfalls in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007.	Related bill	Mar 14, 2007

Subjects

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

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Jan 25, 2007Introduced in Senate

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