[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6098 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6098

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand 
  income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance 
                    Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2020

 Ms. Barragan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand 
  income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance 
                    Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STATE OPTION TO EXPAND INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS UNDER 
              CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 2110(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397jj(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end and 
        inserting ``or''; and
            (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following new 
        subclause:
                                    ``(IV) at the option of the State, 
                                whose family income exceeds the maximum 
                                income level otherwise established for 
                                children under the State child health 
                                plan as of the date of the enactment of 
                                this subclause; and''.
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