( CNN ) -- Congress might cut most of the federal funding for your local poison control center , which could mean a longer wait during your next poison-related emergency . Measure H.R . 1 could cut 93 % of federal funding for poison control centers . House passed H.R . 1 but Senate rejected it ; cut would still be in a final , negotiated bill . Centers answered 10 million calls in 2012 ; about 16 % of those came from hospitals . The cuts are meant to eliminate all but one of the nation 's 57 poison control centers .
Measure H.R . 1 could cut 93 % of federal funding for poison control centers . House passed H.R . 1 but Senate rejected it ; cut would still be in a final , negotiated bill . Centers answered 10 million calls in 2012 ; about 16 % of those came from hospitals . The cuts are meant to eliminate all but one of the nation 's 57 poison control centers .