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H.R. 479: Wakefield Act

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H.R. 479: Wakefield Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-13 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 165 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR479 (2009-03-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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

Wakefield Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 23, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Wakefield Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to 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. Reauthorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2010-FY2014. Sets forth as the purpose of the program the reduction of child and youth morbidity and mortality by supporting improvements in the quality of all emergency medical care children receive. Requires the Secretary to support emergency medical services for children by supporting projects that: (1) develop and present scientific evidence; (2) promote existing innovative technologies appropriate for the care of children; and (3) provide information on health outcomes and effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. Directs that such program: (1) strive to enhance the pediatric capability of emergency medical service systems; and (2) be coordinated with all research, evaluations, and awards undertaken by the federal government related to emergency medical services for children.

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Official text

Wakefield Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · 38 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 479, Wakefield Act (2009-03-18); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 479, Wakefield Act (2009-03-18)

Cosponsors on this site

Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr479 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111