Voting Record for Titus of Nevada-NV Voting Record on Legislation that Involves Family and Children Issues
House of Representatives
Alice Titus U.S. House: Representative DemocraticNext Election Year: 2010
Education: PhD, Political Science, Florida State University, 1976
MA, University of Georgia, 1973
AB, College of William and Mary, 1970
Profession: Professor, Political Science, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 1977-2007
Author, 'Bombs in the Backyard: Atomic Testing and American Politics', University of Nevada Press, Revised Edition 2001
Author, 'Battle Born: Federal-State Relations in Nevada During the Twentieth Century', Kendall-Hunt, 1989
Professor, North Texas State University
Voting Record on Legislation Involving Family and Children Issues
(2009) HR 2 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion
Outcome: Bill Passed (289/139)
Summary: -Allows states to provide pregnancy-related assistance under CHIP for pregnant women whose income is at least 185 percent of their state's poverty level or at least 200 percent of the poverty level for children under 19 years of age (Sec. 111).
-Phases out coverage of non-pregnant childless adults by prohibiting the approval or renewal of waivers after September 30, 2009, unless a state requests a one year extension (Sec. 112).
-Limits the matching rate given to states that cover children whose family income exceeds 300% of the poverty line (Sec. 114).
-Expands coverage to children of legal immigrants and pregnant legal immigrants (Sec. 211).
-Increases the federal excise taxes on tobacco products, including raising the cigarette tax by $0.61 to $1 per pack, in order to fund CHIP (Sec. 701).
