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The program awards grants to state governments and medical schools to support emergency medical services for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care."}],"words":58},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend authorization of appropriations for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program through fiscal year 2029.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text/enr#H3774028C35AA402E976F205A452DBF30:~:text=2.%20Reauthorization%20of%20grants%20for%20emergency%20medical"}]},"core_areas":["Emergency Medical Services for Children program funding authorization"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act, which sets the funding authorization for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text/enr#H3774028C35AA402E976F205A452DBF30:~:text=2.%20Reauthorization%20of%20grants%20for%20emergency%20medical"}},{"text":"Authorizes $24,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text/enr#H3774028C35AA402E976F205A452DBF30:~:text=2.%20Reauthorization%20of%20grants%20for%20emergency%20medical"}},{"text":"Keeps the authorization of $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 in the law's text.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text/enr#H3774028C35AA402E976F205A452DBF30:~:text=2.%20Reauthorization%20of%20grants%20for%20emergency%20medical"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act may be cited as the \"Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text/enr#H04E7AB8BCA78466BB881146DA211EBC8:~:text=1.%20Short%20title"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6960/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-6960.png","v":"2243315dfe94","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6960, 118th Congress: Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024. House: 399 Yea, 13 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 23 Dec 2024."}}