HR 2959 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Child Health Outreach and Mentorship Program Act

Latest action · Jun 23, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 20, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Health Outreach and Mentorship Program Act

This bill extends funding through FY2023 for specified outreach and enrollment grants under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Additionally, the bill expands the list of qualified grant recipients to include parent mentors.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 20, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 23, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 20, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jun 20, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 105, June 20, 2017, page H4994.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 115-229NOMINATION OF THOMAS PRICE, TO BE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES314 pagesFinance CommitteeJan 24, 2017

Related bills 7

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HJRES 124Making further additional continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.Related billDec 13, 2017
HJRES 125Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.Related billJan 16, 2018
HR 195Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.Related billJan 22, 2018
HR 3921HEALTHY KIDS ActRelated billOct 23, 2017
HR 3922CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS ActRelated billNov 6, 2017
HR 4541CHAMPION KIDS Act of 2017Related billDec 8, 2017
HR 4820ASK ActRelated billJan 23, 2018

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 allow for parent mentors to be eligible to receive outreach and enrollment grants under the Children's Health Insurance Program under such title, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Health Outreach and Mentorship Program Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2017Introduced in House

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