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S 1553 112th Congress Senate

Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans.

Introduced: September 14, 2011 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careFirst responders and emergency personnelHealth care coverage and accessHealth personnel
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Health programs administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 14, 2011
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 Latest action September 14, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize entities receiving rural emergency medical service training and equipment grants to use grant funds to provide required coursework and training to enable military veterans to satisfy emergency medical services personnel certification requirements, as determined by the appropriate state regulatory entity.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1553: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1553/
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"S. 1553: Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1553/.
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S. 1553, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1553/.
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