Wakefield Act
Latest action · Apr 9, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2007
- Passed HouseApr 8, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 FY2009-FY2013.
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 162 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed390–1 | Apr 8, 2008 |
Cosponsors 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2007 to Mar 11, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | May 23, 2007 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 23, 2007 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 10, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 23, 2007Markup Mar 13, 2008Reported Apr 8, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2007Markup Mar 11, 2008Reported Mar 11, 2008 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Apr 8, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-568.
- Apr 8, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 350.
- Apr 8, 2008Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 8, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2027-2029)
- Apr 8, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2464.
- Apr 8, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Apr 8, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2046-2047)
- Apr 8, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 1 (Roll no. 162). (text: CR H2027-2028)
- Apr 8, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 13, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 11, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 11, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- May 23, 2007Introduced in House
- May 23, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E546, H2027–H2029Text printed H2027Recorded votes H2046improve | Earl Pomeroy D-ND, Jim Matheson D-UT, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Lois Capps D-CA, Nathan Deal R-GA, Peter T. King R-NY | Apr 8, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 4, 2008H.R. 2464, Wakefield Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008</p>
- Apr 4, 2008H.R. 2464, Wakefield ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 60 | Wakefield Act | Identical bill | May 23, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide a means for continued improvement in emergency medical services for children.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Wakefield Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Wakefield Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Wakefield Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Authorization
- Child health
- Cost effectiveness
- Critically ill
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to education
- Health
- Health information systems
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical technology
- Mortality
- Quality of care
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Trauma care
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2008Referred in Senate
- Apr 8, 2008Engrossed in House
- Apr 8, 2008Reported in House
- May 23, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
