SCHIP Extension Act of 2007

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes.

9/19/2007--Introduced.
SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to:
(1) extend SCHIP through FY2008 and the first six months of FY2009;
(2) provide additional allotments to states to address SCHIP funding shortfalls for the same period of time; and
(3) authorize qualifying states to elect to receive the enhanced portion of the SCHIP matching rate for coverage of certain children under SSA title XIX (Medicaid).


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Sponsor

• Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
• and 141 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Richard Baker
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7]
  • Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
  • Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0]
  • Steven Chabot
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
  • Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
  • David Davis
  • Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
  • Thomas Davis
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25]
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
  • Tom Feeney
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Vito Fossella
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. E. Garrett [R, NJ-5]
  • Wayne Gilchrest
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
  • Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
  • Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • J. Hastert
  • Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
  • Robin Hayes
  • Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2]
  • Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • David Hobson
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Kenny Hulshof
  • Duncan Hunter
  • Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Ric Keller
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Joseph Knollenberg
  • John Kuhl
  • Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Ron Lewis
  • Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
  • Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
  • Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
  • Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • James McCrery
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
  • Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Marilyn Musgrave
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
  • Steven Pearce
  • John Peterson
  • Charles Pickering
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Jon Porter
  • Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
  • Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12]
  • Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19]
  • Thomas Reynolds
  • Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
  • Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • H. Saxton
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
  • Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
  • Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Timothy Walberg
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Gerald Weller
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3584

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 19, 2007

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• Sep 19, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Sep 19, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Sep 19, 2007.

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• Welfare
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• Medicaid
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• Children
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October 21, 2007 How SCHIP editorial went wrong

... which stated in part: "Virtually every Republican member of the Florida delegation is a co-sponsor of HR 3584, 'The SCHIP Extension Act of 2007,' which ...

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October 18, 2007 New SCHIP plan would hurt neediest children . . .

I co-sponsored HR-3584, legislation introduced by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, that will extend SCHIP for 18 months and provide Republicans and Democrats in ...

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October 06, 2007 Letter: Thanks to Bachmann for voting against health bill

She co-sponsored HR 3584, The SCHIP Extension Act, a clean bill to extend SCHIP and increase funding levels to ensure every state’s SCHIP program is fully ...

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November 15, 2008 State Children's Health Insurance Program - 미국공적의료보험제도

Opponents of elements in HR 976 proposed the SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, HR 3584, to reauthorize and fully fund the existing program for an additional 18 months. HR 3584 was passed and signed by President Bush on December 21, 2007. ...

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September 21, 2008 Reforms, Reform, Re-form

Take, for example, HR 976 proposed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Extension Act of 2007, HR 3584, to reauthorize and fully fund the existing program for an additional 18 months. It's a great program. ...

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September 12, 2008 Unfettered Letters

The SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, HR 3584, reauthorized and funded the existing program for an additional 18 months. This was in order to keep the program from shutting down (republicans would've loved that). SCHIP was not increased or ...

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