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Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2004

Introduced: October 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 15, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments through FY 2010 (currently, through FY 2005) to children's hospitals for costs associated with operating approved graduate medical resident training programs.

What's happening now July 7, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 13 Republican 3 Independent 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 17, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Oct 8, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 8, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 30, 2004
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 22, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 9, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 9, 2004
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 22, 2004
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 15, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 15, 2004
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 7, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 23, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 23, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4578: Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4578/
MLA
"H.R. 4578: Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4578/.
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H.R. 4578, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4578/.
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