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HOUSE 2574118th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.

EMS Counts Act

Last Action
9/19/2024

Actions

  • 2024-09-19Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
  • 2024-09-19Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-694.
  • 2024-09-19Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-694.
  • 2024-07-10Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  • 2024-07-10Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2023-04-10Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • 2023-04-10Introduced in House
  • 2023-04-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-04-10 (00)

EMS Counts Act

This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise the broad description under the occupational series 33-2011 Firefighters of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to separately account for firefighters who also serve as paramedics or emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Specifically, the classification system must include the following detailed occupations:

  • Firefighters;
  • Firefighter/EMTs;
  • Firefighter/Paramedics; and
  • Firefighters, All Other.

Cosponsors (6)

  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
  • Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Subjects

  • Census and government statistics
  • Congressional oversight
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Government information and archives
  • Health personnel
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