3.0.0 3881 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z 2023-01-11T13:46:18Z Senate S 2020-06-03 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-03T21:41:26Z CHIPPER Act 116 6797 HR 2020-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-06-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-07-23 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-07-23 False Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Poverty and welfare assistance State and local finance State and local government operations Health 00 2020-06-03 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-08T19:09:08Z Children's Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act or the CHIPPER Act

This bill extends the 11.5% increase to the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) that is otherwise applicable under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through FY2021, in accordance with specified conditions. For example, in order to receive the increased FMAP in FY2021, a state must cover, without cost-sharing, testing and treatment for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), including vaccines, specialized equipment, and therapies.

]]> CHIPPER Act Display Title CHIPPER Act Short Title(s) as Introduced CHIPPER Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Children’s Health Insurance Program Pandemic Enhancement and Relief Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase support for State Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3881is/xml/BILLS-116s3881is.xml 2020-06-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.