The full House of Representatives has passed three health policy bills recently cleared by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. On February 4, 2013, the House approved H.R. 297, the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (GME) Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 (which provides support to children’s hospitals for pediatric medical residency programs), and H.R. 225, the National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 (to allow the National Institutes of Health to fund pediatric research networks to conduct research on conditions and diseases affecting children. In addition, on February 12, 2013, the House approved H.R. 235, the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Support Act, which would provide funding to states with EMT shortages to streamline licensing requirements for military veteran EMTs. The bills now await Senate action.