# 118-hr-6960: Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024

118-hr-6960, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-6960
- Congress: 118
- Title: Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2024-01-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-04

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] (R-PA), 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2024-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2024-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 399 | 13 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding for children's emergency care: benefit, medium. 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 f…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-6960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6960 (as of 2026-01-04).