HR 66 United States House · 117th Congress

CARING for Kids Act

Summary
Comprehensive Access to Robust Insurance Now Guaranteed for Kids Act or the CARING for Kids Act This bill permanently extends the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and related measures, programs, and authorities. Specifically, the bill permanently funds CHIP and related programs that support the development of child health quality measures and outreach and enrollment efforts. The bill also permanently authorizes the Medicaid and CHIP express lane eligibility option, which allows states to use information from designated programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to streamline eligibility determinations for children.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors