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Yes: 399 • No: 13
118-hr-6960118th CongressWALLET
Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024
Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Became Law
Summary
Reauthorizes and increases annual grants for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program, extending funding through 2029. It keeps authorized funding at $22.3 million per year for FY2020–2024 and raises it to $24.3 million per year for FY2025–2029.
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- Families and children: Keeps federal grant support that underpins pediatric emergency care programs, helping preserve services aimed at child patients.
- Emergency medical services programs and providers: Maintains grant eligibility and raises available grant funding by about $2.0 million per year in FY2025–2029.
- Federal health agencies: Codifies the new funding levels in the Public Health Service Act and extends statutory authorization for EMSC grants through FY2029.
*This law raises the EMSC program's authorized annual funding from $22.3 million to $24.3 million for FY2025–2029, increasing authorized federal outlays by about $2.0 million per year in that period.*
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More funding for children's emergency care
The law renews grants for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. It authorizes $22,334,000 each year for fiscal years 2020–2024. It authorizes $24,334,000 each year for fiscal years 2025–2029. States, hospitals, and emergency medical providers use the money to improve emergency care for kids. Funding continues through fiscal year 2029.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/11/2024
Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/11/2024
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/11/2024
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/23/2024
Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2024
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/16/2024
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/17/2024
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 4/19/2024
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/23/2024
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/26/2024
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 5/15/2024
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 399 • No: 13