H.R. 6797: CHIPPER Act
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H.R. 6797: CHIPPER Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
CHIPPER Act
Plain summary
Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act or the CHIPPER Act This bill extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] · 82 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John B. Larson (D-CT), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 22 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6797.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr6797 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116