US Congress Senate Bill 214 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S315)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2009 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to permit qualifying states to use their SCHIP allotments without fiscal year or percentage limitations for certain Medicaid expenditures for individuals under age 19 whose family income exceeds 150% of the poverty line. Revises the eligibility requirements for such allowable expenditures to reduce the family income threshold from a minimum of 150% of the poverty line to a minimum of 125% of the poverty line.

Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2009

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-12		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S315)
2009-01-12		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S315)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/214/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s214/BILLS-111s214is.pdf