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 See on congress.gov

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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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 10, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2084)

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