S 3913 · 109th Congress · Health

Keep Children Covered Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-09-19· Sponsored by Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9727-9728)(2006-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Keep Children Covered Act of 2006 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to: (1) establish a special rule for redistribution of unspent FY2004 allotments; (2) provide for additional allotments to eliminate FY2007 funding shortfalls remaining after redistribution of unspent FY2004 allotments; and (3) extend authority through FY2006 for qualifying states to use certain SCHIP funds for Medicaid expenditures.…

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Cosponsors (19)

16 Democrats3 Republicans
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI]RI
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]IA
Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN]MN
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]NM
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]RI
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]MD
Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]WI
Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]SD
Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]IL
Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]WI
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]LA