S. 2049: A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing...

A bill to prohibit the implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing quality health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

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Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]show cosponsors (5)
Cosponsors [as of 2007-09-13]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D-NJ]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R-OR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

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Status: Introduced Sep 12, 2007
Scheduled for Debate -
Voted on in Senate -
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Signed by President -

This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills go first to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills never make it out of committee.
Last Action: Sep 12, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process where the bill is considered in committee and may undergo significant changes in markup sessions. The bill has been referred to the following committees:

Senate Finance

Ted Kennedy must lay awake nights figuring ways to screw American citizens and LEGAL immigrants. This bill will PREVENT STATES from denying benefits to the kids of illegals. Not talking emergency care, they will GET IT ALL! And the taxpayers pick up the tab, AS USUAL.