3.0.0 2152 2022-02-03T05:09:40Z 2023-01-11T20:21:02Z Senate S S 2007-10-04 110 Kids First Act 110 3864 HR 2007-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2007-10-15 Senate Star Print ordered on the bill. Floor 2007-10-05 Senate Read the second time. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 412. Calendars 2007-10-04 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR 10/15/2007 S12866-12870) Calendars 2007-10-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY N L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-10-04 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2007-10-04 True G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH 2007-10-04 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2007-10-04 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2007-10-04 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2007-10-04 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2007-10-04 True D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2007-10-04 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-10-04 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2007-10-04 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-10-04 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2007-10-04 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-10-04 True B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2007-10-04 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2007-10-04 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-10-04 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2007-10-04 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2007-10-04 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2007-10-15 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-10-17 False B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2007-10-17 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-10-17 False Health Authorization Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to child health services Fetus Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Insurance premiums Medicaid Medically uninsured Poor children Social Welfare Subsidies Welfare eligibility Health 00 2007-10-04 Introduced in Senate 2008-03-03T16:29:26Z Kids First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels.

Provides for determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on expenditures and numbers of low-income children.

Sets limitations on matching rates for populations other than targeted low-income children or pregnant women covered through a Section 1115 waiver.

Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, extending, renewing, or amending a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with respect to a state after the enactment of this Act that would allow funds made available under SCHIP to be used to provide child health assistance or other health benefits coverage for any other adult other than a pregnant woman whose family income does not exceed the income eligibility level specified for a targeted low-income child in that state under a waiver or approved project.

Requires a state to determine family income eligibility for child health assistance or other health benefits coverage under the state child health plan solely on the basis of the family's gross income.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to conduct outreach and enrollment efforts designed to increase the enrollment and participation of eligible children under SCHIP and SSA title XIX (Medicaid).

Allows a state to elect to offer a premium assistance subsidy for qualified employer sponsored coverage to all targeted low-income children eligible for child health assistance.

Allows any state the option to include an unborn child as a child under SCHIP.

Repeals current federal payment rates at different specified percentages for different specified aspects of Medicaid administrative costs to prescribe a flat 50% rate for all such costs.

Requires a 25% reduction in payments for Medicaid administrative costs (to prevent duplication of such payments under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of SSA title IV).

]]> Kids First Act Short Titles as Introduced Kids First Act Display Title Kids First Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2007-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2152pcs/xml/BILLS-110s2152pcs.xml 2007-10-15 Star Print ordered on the bill. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.