UPDATE: H.R.4998 – To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

LATEST ACTION: February 13, 2018 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

BILL TITLE: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on February 14, 2018.]

BILL NUMBER: 115th Congress: House Bill 4998 (H.R.4998)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.4998, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4998

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4998/text

ACTIONS-TO-DATE (ordered by most recent first):

02/13/2018 -- House -- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

02/13/2018 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of February 13, 2018. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4998/cosponsors ]

-- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

-- Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]

-- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

-- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

-- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

COMMITTEES: House Energy and Commerce Committee.