Wakefield Act
Latest action · Mar 31, 2009 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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 30, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 165 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed390–6 | Mar 30, 2009 |
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2009 to Mar 9, 2009; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 13, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 23, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Mar 9, 2009 |
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 Jan 13, 2009Markup Mar 4, 2009Reported Mar 23, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2009Discharged Mar 4, 2009 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2009 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 30, 2009Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 30, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4084-4086)
- Mar 30, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 479.
- Mar 30, 2009At 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 | Debate and remarks H4084–H4086Text printed H4084Recorded votes H4102improve | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Jim Matheson D-UT, Peter T. King R-NY, Steve Scalise R-LA | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E73 | Jim Matheson D-UT | Jan 13, 2009 |
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
- Mar 18, 2009H.R. 479, Wakefield Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009</p>
- Mar 18, 2009H.R. 479, Wakefield ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 408 | Wakefield Act | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2009 |
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.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2009Referred in Senate
- Mar 30, 2009Engrossed in House
- Mar 23, 2009Reported in House
- Jan 13, 2009Introduced 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.
