HR 1159 · 105th Congress · Health

Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997

Introduced 1997-03-20· Sponsored by Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.(1997-03-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Children Health Insurance Access Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to uninsured children.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI-8]MI
Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]ME
Del. Christian-Green, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]MA
Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6]OH
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]CA
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5]IL
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]TX