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HR 8272 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Emergency medical services and trauma care Health facilities and institutions

Emergency Services Access Act

Introduced: September 16, 2020 Introduced by: Higgins, Clay Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 16, 2020
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Emergency Services Access Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing emergency medical technicians assigned to ambulances or other emergency vehicles from providing medical care. It also makes it a criminal offense to block an emergency vehicle that is transporting an individual in need of treatment from a hospital entrance.

An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. If death results, the prison term may be for any term of years or for life.

What's happening now September 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8272: Emergency Services Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8272/
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"H.R. 8272: Emergency Services Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8272/.
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H.R. 8272, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8272/.
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[H.R. 8272: Emergency Services Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8272/)
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