Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2009
Latest action · Feb 9, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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 8, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2009 - 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
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jan 8, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2009 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jan 8, 2009Referred 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.
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
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 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
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