H.R. 297: Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA16]
Status:
Passed House

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Status

This bill passed in the House on February 4, 2013 and goes to the Senate next for consideration.

Progress
Introduced Jan 15, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 15, 2013
Reported by Committee Feb 04, 2013
Passed House Feb 04, 2013
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Feb 04, 2013 7:02 p.m.
Passed 352/50

Prognosis

40% chance of being enacted.

Only 28% of House bills that made it past committee in 2011–2013 were enacted. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
31 cosponsors (18R, 13D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

↪ Health

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.

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Text

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Last updated Feb 07, 2013.
3 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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2/4/2013--Passed House without amendment.
Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations for payments to children's hospitals for expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs.

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr297.

Background

On September 20, 2011, the House passed H.R. 1852 by voice vote.  H.R. 1852 is nearly identical to H.R. 297, with changes limited to technical corrections and updates.  For more information, please see H.R. 1852, located here.

Summary

H.R. 297 amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funding for graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals until 2017 at the current authorization level. H.R. 297 also extends the reporting deadline to Congress from 2011 to 2016.

Cost

CBO is in the process of scoring the bill.  However, CBO estimated that similar legislation passed in the 112th Congress “would cost $248 million in 2012 and $1,568 million over the 2012-2016 period, assuming the appropriation of the authorized amounts. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.”

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