[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2069 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2069 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2025 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, Mr. Welch, and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act''. SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR 12-MONTH CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(12)), as amended by section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is further amended-- (1) in the header, by striking ``for children''; (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``who is under the age of 19 and''; (3) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``or'' at the end; (4) by striking subparagraph (B); and (5) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B). (b) CHIP.--Section 2107(e)(1)(K) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(K)), as amended by section 5112 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is further amended-- (1) by striking ``for children''; (2) by striking ``a targeted low-income child'' and inserting ``an individual''; and (3) by striking ``child becomes'' and inserting ``individual becomes''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal quarter that begins on or after December 31, 2026. <all>