S.2049 / 110th Congress

A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.2049 through Congress

S.2049 keeps its number as it moves between the House and Senate.

SenateSep 12, 2007IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.3555 To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 12, 2007

Makes null and void the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requiring states that have established or that expand the income eligibility level for children under title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act above 250% of the federal poverty level to comply with new requirements as a condition of covering such children. Declares that such letter shall not be applied.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from: (1) promulgating or implementing any requirement, rule, or provision similar to any requirement in the August 17, 2007, letter; or (2) applying any such requirement to any state plan amendment or waiver expanding the income eligibility level for children under title XXI.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D–MA

Committees

Finance Committee

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Actions

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Sep 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11513)
Sep 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 3555 · To prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2007-09-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s2049/BILLS-110s2049is.htm

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Discuss S.2049, 110th Congress: A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2007-09-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s2049/BILLS-110s2049is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:05:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2049, 110th Congress: A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2007-09-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s2049/BILLS-110s2049is.htm

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Discuss S.2049, 110th Congress: A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2049

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2007-09-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s2049/BILLS-110s2049is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:05:51Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2049 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.