A bill to amend the Social Security Act to extend medicaid eligibility to certain low-income pregnant women and newborn children.

Summary

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to: (1) any woman whose resources do not exceed specified limitations, for care and services provided during pregnancy and during the 60 day period beginning on the last day of such pregnancy; and (2) any child born as a result of such pregnancy, until the end of such 60 day period.

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Timeline

1. 10 March 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 March 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.

   Source: Committee

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1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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