S. 82: Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act
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S. 82: Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-06 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act
Plain summary
Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2014. Requires the state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 85% of eligible targeted low-income children in the state. Prohibits payment for child health assistance for a targeted low-income child in a family whose income exceeds 250% of the poverty line. Sets forth special rules for children with family income between 200% and 250% of the applicable poverty line. Applies Medicaid citizenship documentation requirements to SCHIP. Terminates SCHIP coverage for nonpregnant adults. Requires that individuals who are eligible for SCHIP and employer-sponsored coverage use the employer-sponsored coverage instead of SCHIP.
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Official text
Enhancing Health Care Coverage for Children Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · 0 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s82.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s82 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111