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National
Key Vote
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2009
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands coverage of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Official Title of Legislation:
HR 2: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Highlights:
-Allows states to provide pregnancy-related assistance under CHIP for pregnant women whose income is at least 185 percent of their state's poverty level or at least 200 percent of the poverty level for children under 19 years of age (Sec. 111).
-Phases out coverage of non-pregnant childless adults by prohibiting the approval or renewal of waivers after September 30, 2009, unless a state requests a one year extension (Sec. 112).
-Limits the matching rate given to states that cover children whose family income exceeds 300% of the poverty line (Sec. 114).
-Expands coverage to children of legal immigrants and pregnant legal immigrants (Sec. 211).
-Increases the federal excise taxes on tobacco products, including raising the cigarette tax by $0.61 to $1 per pack, in order to fund CHIP (Sec. 701).
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:hr2:
House Passage: 01/14/2009 : Bill Passed 289 - 139 (Roll no. 16) Senate Passage With Amendment: 01/29/2009 : Bill Passed: 66 - 32 (Record Vote Number 31) House Concurrence Vote: 02/04/2009 : Concurrence Vote Passed 290 - 135 (Roll no. 50) President Passage: 02/04/2009 : Signed Became Public Law Number 111-3
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank Jr. (D-NJ)
Cosponsors: Rep. Abercrombie, Neil (D-HI)
Rep. Barrow, John (D-GA)
Rep. Braley, Bruce (D-IA)
Rep. Capps, Lois (D-CA)
Rep. Castor, Kathy (D-FL)
Rep. Connolly, Gerald (D-VA)
Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX)
Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathy (D-PA)
Rep. DeGette, Diana (D-CO)
Rep. Dingell, John (D-MI)
Rep. Edwards, Thomas (D-TX)
Rep. Engel, Eliot (D-NY)
Rep. Eshoo, Anna (D-CA)
Rep. Foster, Bill (D-IL)
Rep. Green, Raymond (D-TX)
| Rep. Harman, Jane (D-CA)
Rep. Hinojosa, Rubén Sr. (D-TX)
Rep. Johnson, Henry Jr. (D-GA)
Rep. Kagen, Steven (D-WI)
Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo (D-OH)
Rep. Lujan, Ben Jr. (D-NM)
Rep. Maffei, Daniel (D-NY)
Rep. Markey, Edward (D-MA)
Rep. Massa, Eric (D-NY)
Rep. Matsui, Doris (D-CA)
Rep. McMahon, Michael (D-NY)
Rep. McNerney, Gerald (D-CA)
Rep. Murphy, Christopher (D-CT)
Rep. Pascrell, William Jr. (D-NJ)
Rep. Rangel, Charles (D-NY)
| Rep. Schakowsky, Janice (D-IL)
Rep. Sherman, Brad (D-CA)
Rep. Space, Zachary (D-OH)
Rep. Stark, Fortney (D-CA)
Rep. Stupak, Bart (D-MI)
Rep. Sutton, Betty (D-OH)
Rep. Towns, Edolphus (D-NY)
Rep. Tsongas, Nicola (D-MA)
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-FL)
Rep. Waxman, Henry (D-CA)
Rep. Weiner, Anthony (D-NY)
Rep. Welch, Peter (D-VT)
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