SCHIP: Differences Between H.R. 3963 and H.R. 976 (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 17, 2008 |
| Report Number |
RS22746 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Evelyne P. Baumrucker, April Grady, Elicia J. Herz, and Chris L. Peterson, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The 110th Congress has considered reauthorization legislation that would makeimportant changes to Medicaid and SCHIP, including the Senate-passed Children'sHealth Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (S. 1893/H.R. 976) and theHouse-passed Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162). Abicameral agreement on SCHIP reauthorization passed the House on September 25 andthe Senate on September 27 as an amendment to H.R. 976. President Bush vetoed H.R.976 on October 3. The House sustained the President's veto with a vote on October 18.The House passed H.R. 3963, a modified version of the vetoed H.R. 976, onOctober 25, 2007, with a vote of 265 to 142. The Senate passed H.R. 3963 onNovember 30, 2007, with a vote of 64 to 30. The President vetoed H.R. 3963 onDecember 12, 2007. This report summarizes the differences between the two billsacross key provisions.
