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HR 3127 108th Congress House

Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003

Official title: To improve the palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2097)
Oct 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 17, 2003
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action November 20, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2097)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to: (1) provide training in pediatric palliative care and related services; (2) implement or expand pediatric palliative care programs for children with life-threatening conditions; (3) expand the number of physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, and appropriate allied health professionals and specialists with pediatric palliative clinical training and research experience; (4) enhance pediatric palliative care and care for children with life-threatening conditions in general pediatric or family practice residency training programs through the development of model programs; and (5) fund research in pediatric pain and symptom management that will utilize existing facilities of the National Institutes of Health.

Provides for Medicare and private sector pediatric palliative care demonstration projects.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1629 Related bill Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 19, 2004
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 6, 2004
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 6, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 6, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 6, 2004
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3127: Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3127/
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"H.R. 3127: Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3127/.
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H.R. 3127, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3127/.
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