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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Jul 31, 2003
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Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to make a technical amendment to the definition of qualifying State used for purposes of giving certain States operating under waivers of specified State plan requirements the authority to use up to 20 percent of their FY 1998 through 2001 SCHIP allotments, for fiscal years in which they are available, for paying the costs of covering under Medicaid (SSA title XIX) certain low-income children whose family income meets an income eligibility standard under such waivers of at least 185 percent of the poverty line. Reduces such percentage of the poverty line from 185 percent to 184 percent with respect to any one or more categories of children (other than infants) who are Medicaid-eligible.
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Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D–NM
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Received in the House.
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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 8/1/2003 S10847; text as passed Senate: CR 8/1/2003 S10847)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 8/1/2003 S10847; text as passed Senate: CR 8/1/2003 S10847)
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