House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 26, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2628.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 90, May 24, 2017, Page H4570):Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 24, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2628, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2628
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e70925b77b399f387c1c9ac2c0c6566f9216bc633d69460b018c5a0e4756bc5c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 11 Democrats
1 of 12 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Denny Heck (D-WA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), John Yarmuth (D-KY).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gene Green.
- H.R. 5385 (115th) Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
- H.Res. 605 (115th) Congratulating the Houston Astros on winning the 2017 Major League Baseball World Series.
- H.J.Res. 65 (115th) Every Vote Counts Amendment
- H.R. 2286 (115th) Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act of 2017
- H.R. 5794 (115th) Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2018
- H.R. 2688 (115th) Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.