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Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005

Introduced: March 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005 - 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 adjust the proportion of such a hospital's costs attributable to wages for differences in hospital wage levels by geographic area.

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

Requires that funds appropriated for such programs for a fiscal year remain available for obligation through the end of the succeeding fiscal year.

Limits the ability to recoup funds unless a demand for recoupment is made by the end of the fiscal year.

Sets forth an appeals procedure and limitations on retroactivity for decisions affecting the amount of payments to a hospital for such programs.

What's happening now March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5574 Related bill Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2006
  • S 285 Related bill CHEER Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 24 Republican 6
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 30, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 4, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 27, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 27, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 21, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 14, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 14, 2005
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 13, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 13, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 21, 2005
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 19, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 19, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 28, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 28, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 24, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 22, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 19, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 17, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 10, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1246: Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1246/
MLA
"H.R. 1246: Children's Hospitals Education Equity and Research (CHEER) Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1246/.
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H.R. 1246, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1246/.
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