HR 479 · 111th Congress · Health
Wakefield Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2009-03-31)
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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 OfficeH.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>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 479, Wakefield Act
Mar 18, 2009Cost 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