HR 6960 United States House · 118th Congress

Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024

This bill reauthorizes the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program through fiscal year 2029, increasing annual funding from $22.3 million (2020-2024) to $24.3 million (2025-2029). It directly supports states and communities providing specialized emergency medical care for children, including pediatric trauma and transport services. The key provision extends and increases federal funding to maintain existing EMSC grant programs that train healthcare providers and improve pediatric emergency response systems. This ensures continued access to coordinated care for children in emergency situations across the United States.
Sub-Topics: Children's Health
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Jan 11, 2024 Signed Dec 23, 2024
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Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 2 edits · May 15, 2024
MINOR
The Engrossed version extends the grant authorization period from fiscal years 2020-2024 through fiscal years 2025-2029 and increases the annual funding level from $22,334,000 to $24,334,000 for the new five-year period. This is a reauthorization of emergency medical services grants for children under the Public Health Service Act.
FISCAL

Added authorization of $24,334,000 per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, extending the grant program by five years with a roughly 9 percent increase over the prior funding level.

TIMELINE

The authorization period is extended from ending in FY2024 to ending in FY2029.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Dec 23, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Dec 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6935-6936)
upper
Dec 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
May 16, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 13 (Roll no. 208). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3029)
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-488.
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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