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S 2993 110th Congress Senate Health Armed Forces and National Security Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Employee training Federal aid to health facilities Higher education Housing and Community Development Labor and Employment Medical education Paramedical personnel Rural health Veterans' employment

Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

Introduced: May 8, 2008 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 8, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include among entities eligible for rural emergency medical service training and equipment grants entities that provide training for emergency medical services personnel, including institutions of higher education, technical colleges, community colleges, and other state-certified training entities; and (2) include among grant uses the provision of required coursework and training to enable military veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate state regulatory entity.

What's happening now May 8, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6011 Identical bill Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 8, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2993: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2993/
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"S. 2993: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2993/.
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