S 408
111th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Wakefield Act
Introduced: February 10, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2084)
Feb 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2084)
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2084)
Committees of jurisdiction
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