S. 1827 · 115th Congress
KIDS Act of 2017
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Jones5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017 or the KIDS Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Dec 20, 2017
Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017 or the KIDS Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill extends funding through FY2022 for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project.
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022:
- the qualifying-states option (which allows states that provided coverage to now CHIP-eligible children prior to CHIP's enactment to continue to provide such coverage), and
- the express-lane eligibility option (which allows states to use eligibility findings from other public benefit programs to determine children's eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP).
Beginning in FY2020, the bill allows state child-health plans to adopt more restrictive eligibility standards with respect to children in families whose income exceeds 300% of the poverty line.
(Sec. 3) The bill extends funding through FY2022 for the Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project and the Pediatric Quality Measures Program.
(Sec. 4) The bill extends funding through FY2022 for specified outreach and enrollment grants.
(Sec. 5) Current law provides states with an enhanced Federal Matching Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for child-health assistance through FY2019. The bill maintains the enhanced FMAP in FY2020, but halves the percentage-point increase.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: KIDS Act of 2017
Also known as: Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017
Latest action (Dec 20, 2017): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 18, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.