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H.R. 1443 (109th)

Dylan Lee James Act

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Introduced

17 March 2005

Last action

22 March 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], ROBERT BRADY

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

28 November 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Family Opportunity Act of 2005 or Dylan Lee James Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States the option of allowing families of disabled children to purchase Medicaid coverage for such children. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct demonstration projects under which up to ten States are awarded grants, on a competitive basis, to test the effectiveness in improving or maintaining a child's functional level and cost-effectiveness of providing coverage of home and community-based alternatives to psychiatric resident treatment for children enrolled in the Medicaid program. Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to make appropriations to the Secretary for special projects of regional and national significance for development and support of family-to-family health information centers. Amends SSA title XIX to provide for the restoration of Medicaid eligibility to certain SSI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSA title XVI) beneficiaries under age 21.

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Timeline

  1. 17 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 17 March 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 March 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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