Healthy Children's Pilot Program Act of 1997

Summary

Healthy Children's Pilot Program Act of 1997 - Mandates grants to a State for planning and establishing a pilot program to provide vouchers to eligible children to enable the children to enroll in a health plan offered in the State. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a payment to each participating State for (unless appropriations are insufficient) 100 percent of the voucher cost and five percent of administration expenses. (Sec. 7) Ties eligibility to: (1) income, excluding children who are eligible for medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; (2) age; and (3) citizenship or lawful permanent residency. Regulates voucher amounts. (Sec. 9) Establishes the Healthy Children's Trust Fund. Appropriates amounts from the Fund to carry out this Act. (Sec. 11) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to modify license application competitive bidding requirements. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to conduct, by competitive bidding, the assignment of licenses for specified frequency bands. Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for the reallocation of bands currently used by the Federal Government. Modifies reallocation and distribution of frequency requirements.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 13 March 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 March 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2223-2225)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 March 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 April 1997

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

5. 31 July 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8400-8401)

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 7 July 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7606)

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 March 1997 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 March 1997

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 13 March 1997

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.