Children

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To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to116H.R. 3162 (110th) Dingell
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes.
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purpo42H.R. 3963 (110th) Dingell
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
MediKids Health Insurance Act of 200761H.R. 2357 (110th) Stark
To amend the Social Security Act to guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children born after 2008.
Medicaid Newborn Coverage Act of 200711H.R. 210 (110th) Serrano
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother.
Vision Care for Kids Act of 200720H.R. 507 (110th) Green
To establish a grant program to provide vision care to children, and for other purposes.
Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 200710H.R. 1017 (110th) Dingell
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve requirements under the Medicaid Program for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs, and for other purposes.
Kids Come First Act of 200710H.R. 1111 (110th) Waxman
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 200720H.R. 1376 (110th) Cardoza
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category (and not an optional category) of individuals for coverage under State Medicaid programs.
Choices in Child Care Act50H.R. 1438 (110th) DeLauro
To establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits.
Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 200720H.R. 1494 (110th) Markey
To improve the process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices.
Children's Health First Act130H.R. 1535 (110th) Dingell
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 200710H.R. 1553 (110th) Pryce
To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and current treatments for such cancers, establish a national childhood cancer registry, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancer.
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 200710H.R. 1634 (110th) Roybal-Allard
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.
Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 200610H.R. 5574 (109th) Deal
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.
Infant and Toddler Durable Product Safety Act10H.R. 1698 (110th) Schakowsky
To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product, and for other purposes.
Pediatric Research Improvement Act30S. 993 (110th) Clinton
A bill to improve pediatric research.
Community Health Workers Act of 200720H.R. 1968 (110th) Solis
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children.
PLAY Every Day Act120H.R. 2045 (110th) Udall
To help promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the United States.
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 200710H.R. 2063 (110th) Lowey
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools.
Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 200710H.R. 2073 (110th) Kennedy
To increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.
Healthy Kids Act of 200780H.R. 2147 (110th) Emanuel
To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage.
Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 200720H.R. 2236 (110th) Maloney
To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding.
United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 200720H.R. 2266 (110th) McCollum
To provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes.
United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 200720S. 1418 (110th) Dodd
A bill to provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries, and for other purposes.
IMPACT Act60H.R. 2677 (110th) Bono Mack
To establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes.
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 200720S. 1858 (110th) Dodd
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.
Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health Act of 200730H.R. 3495 (110th) Brown
A bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes.
Wakefield ActS. 60 (110th) Inouye
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children.
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act of 2007H.R. 152 (110th) Green
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization.
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program to 5 States, includingH.R. 208 (110th) Serrano
To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program to 5 States, including New York, and to include Head Start programs.
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the approval or continuation of section 1115 waivers insofar as they pH.R. 1013 (110th) Burgess
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the approval or continuation of section 1115 waivers insofar as they provide coverage of nonpregnant adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Child Interstate Abortion Notification ActH.R. 1063 (110th) Ros-Lehtinen
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Safe Babies Act of 2007H.R. 1082 (110th) DeLauro
To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local Court Teams, and for other purposes.
Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2007H.R. 1163 (110th) Lowey
To reduce childhood obesity, and for other purposes.
Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007H.R. 1199 (110th) Cardoza
To extend the grant program for drug-endangered children.
Emergency Child Care for the Gulf Coast Region Act of 2007H.R. 1410 (110th) Jefferson
To provide emergency child care in the Gulf Coast Region, and for other purposes.
Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2007H.R. 1466 (110th) Wilson
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying States to use a portion of their allotments under the State children's health insurance program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid expenditures.
Child Health Care Affordability ActH.R. 1898 (110th) Paul
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents.
Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007S. 1210 (110th) Feinstein
A bill to extend the grant program for drug-endangered children.
To improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance PrograH.R. 2055 (110th) Castor
To improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
To extend for 3 months transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program, and for other purposes.H.R. 2432 (110th) Deal
To extend for 3 months transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program, and for other purposes.
State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2007H.R. 2477 (110th) Fattah
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being.
Lead Poisoning Reduction Act of 2007H.R. 3085 (110th) Slaughter
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to assess and reduce the levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities in the United States, and for other purposes.

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