The 111th US Congress
So, what happened since then……?
The 111th US Congress began on January 6, 2009 and a top priority for this new Congress is to pass legislation
to provide health care for the millions of uninsured children in the United States. In the House of
Representatives, H.R. 2, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, has been
introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-06, NJ). Similar legislation that does not yet have a bill number is being
worked on in the Senate. These bills would reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP) to provide additional health care coverage for children. This expanded health care coverage
would be paid for by an increase in the federal tobacco excise tax. Below is a federal update on this legislation
that includes a summary of the bills, background information on SCHIP, a status update and next steps.
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