Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-3548
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2013-11-20
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Health programs administration and funding

Medical research

Radioactive wastes and releases

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-08-08
text: Became Public Law No: 113-152.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care programs, to include in the definition of &quot;trauma&quot; an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.</p>

action_date: 2014-05-20
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care and research programs, to include in the definition of "trauma" an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.</p>

action_date: 2014-06-24
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care and research programs, to include in the definition of "trauma" an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.</p>

action_date: 2014-07-31
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include in the definition of &quot;trauma&quot; injuries resulting from thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive agents, thus making burn centers eligible for trauma center grants and trauma research programs.</p>

action_date: 2014-08-08
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include in the definition of &quot;trauma&quot; injuries resulting from thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive agents, thus making burn centers eligible for trauma center grants and trauma research programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3548 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2013 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 . 2. Trauma definition Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 339 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3548 [Report No. 113–458] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2013 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 20, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Burgess , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Moran , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Jenkins , and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas May 20, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 . 2. Trauma definition Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

May 20, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3548 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3548 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 25, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 24, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 3548 AN ACT To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.