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EMS Counts Act

Introduced: April 10, 2023 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Sep 19, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-694.
Jul 10, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
Jul 10, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
What's happening now September 19, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.

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