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CHEER Act

Introduced: June 16, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 16, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 16, 2004
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 16, 2004
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11385-11386; text as passed Senate: CR S11385-11386; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11385)
Nov 16, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11385-11386; text as passed Senate: CR S11385-11386; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11385)
Oct 7, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 774.
Oct 7, 2004
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-388.
Sep 22, 2004
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 16, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 16, 2004
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Hospitals Educational Equity and Research Act or the CHEER Act - 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 expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

Excludes reductions for unused resident positions when calculating the number of full-time residents in a children's hospital's approved training program for purposes of reimbursing direct expenses.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) adjust the proportion of such a hospital's costs attributable to wages for differences in hospital wage levels by geographic area; and (2) consider the ratio of residents in such a hospital's approved training program to beds (but excluding beds or bassinets assigned to healthy new born infants) when determining the amount of payments to such a hospital for indirect expenses associated with the treatment of more severely ill patients and for the additional costs associated with teaching residents in such programs.

Authorizes appropriations through FY 2010 for direct and indirect expenses associated with operating such programs.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) perinatal hospitals play an important role in providing quality care and ensuring the best possible outcomes for thousands of seriously ill newborns each year; and (2) medical training programs at perinatal hospitals give providers essential training in treating healthy mothers and babies as well as patients in neonatal intensive care units.

What's happening now December 1, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1