HR 479 · 111th Congress · Health

Wakefield Act

Introduced 2009-01-13· Sponsored by Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2009-03-31)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-03-30
Roll #165
Yea 390Nay 6
Democrats
235 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
155 Yea·6 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-03-30
Roll #165
Yea 390Nay 6
Democrats
235 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
155 Yea·6 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wakefield Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) extend by one year the length of time for which a grant may be awarded under the emergency medical services for children grant program, which allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states or schools of medicine to support projects to expand and improve emergency medical services for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care; and (2) authorize appropriations for such grant program for FY2010-FY2014.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 479, Wakefield Act

Mar 18, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009</p>

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H.R. 479, Wakefield Act

Mar 18, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans