Trauma Relief Access for Universal Medical Assistance Act

Bill: 113-hr-2660
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2013-07-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Trauma Relief Access for Universal Medical Assistance Act - Appropriates to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $100 million, for FY2014-FY2018, for the program of grants to states to promote universal access to trauma care services provided by trauma centers and trauma-related physician specialties.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2013 Mr. Rush (for himself, Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Enyart , Mr. Nadler , and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services for awarding grants to States to promote universal access to trauma care services provided by trauma centers and trauma-related physician specialties.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma Relief Access for Universal Medical Assistance Act . 2. Supplemental appropriations for trauma service availability There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for an additional amount for the purpose of carrying out part H of title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d–81 et seq.; relating to grants to States to promote universal access to trauma care services provided by trauma centers and trauma-related physician specialties), a total of $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.