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H.R. 3127: Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003

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H.R. 3127: Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-09-17 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2097)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-09-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2097) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003

Plain summary

Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to: (1) provide training in pediatric palliative care and related services; (2) implement or expand pediatric palliative care programs for children with life-threatening conditions; (3) expand the number of physicians, nurses, mental health professionals, and appropriate allied health professionals and specialists with pediatric palliative clinical training and research experience; (4) enhance pediatric palliative care and care for children with life-threatening conditions in general pediatric or family practice residency training programs through the development of model programs; and (5) fund research in pediatric pain and symptom management that will utilize existing facilities of the National Institutes of Health. Provides for Medicare and private sector pediatric palliative care demonstration projects.

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Official text

Pediatric Palliative Care Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · 22 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr3127 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108