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Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Tagged in: Aliens, Budgets, Child health, Children, Federal aid to child health services, Health insurance, Health policy, Immigrant health, Immigration, Maternal health services

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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).

3/5/2007--Introduced.

Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (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.

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  • 03/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 03/05/2007 - Referred 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.
  • 03/05/2007 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  • 03/05/2007 - Referred to House Judiciary
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H.R.1308 Introduced in House08/31/2007