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H.R. 5998: Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008

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H.R. 5998: Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008

Plain summary

Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008 - Nullifies any effectiveness of the August 17, 2007, State Health Official Letter issued by the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (with respect to extension to uninsured children of health insurance under title XIX (Medicaid) or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)).

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] · 44 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5998 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110