Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to expand coverage for former foster care youth. Specifically, state Medicaid programs must cover individuals who were in foster care at 14 years of age but who subsequently left foster care due to a kinship guardianship. In addition, states must provide such coverage regardless of whether individuals were enrolled in Medicaid while in foster care.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2018 to Jun 12, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 13, 2018 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Feb 13, 2018 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 13, 2018 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Feb 13, 2018 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 13, 2018 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 25, 2018 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Jun 12, 2018 |
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 Feb 13, 2018Markup May 17, 2018Reported Jun 12, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2018Markup Apr 25, 2018 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-732.
- Jun 12, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
- May 17, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 17, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 25, 2018Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 16, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 13, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2018Referred 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 6, 2018H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 28, February 13, 2018, page H1126.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act | Related bill | Oct 24, 2018 |
| S 1797 | Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act | Identical bill | Sep 12, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2018Reported in House
- Feb 13, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
