# 115-hr-4404: State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017

115-hr-4404, State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4404
- Congress: 115
- Title: State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-11-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes an exception to the requirement that unused Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) allotments to states for FY2017 be reduced by one-third. A state shall receive the exception if: (1) the remaining allotment amounts are with respect to expenditures incurred during any quarter of FY2017, (2) the state submitted a claim under its child health plan after September 30, 2017 and before December 31, 2017, and (3) the state could have alternatively submitted a claim for federal funding under its state Medicaid program.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2] (R-MN), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4404 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4404)

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- [115-hr-1676: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1676)
- [115-hr-1148: FAST Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1148)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4404 (as of 2025-11-18).