PARA–EMT Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2220 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2220 To preserve access to emergency medical services. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2025 Ms. Perez (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Feenstra, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Harder of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To preserve access to emergency medical services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment Act of 2025'' or the ``PARA-EMT Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Paramedics and emergency medical technicians (in this section referred to as ``EMTs'') provide care to ill or injured people in emergency medical settings and are a vital component of the Nation's Emergency Medical Services (in this section referred to as ``EMS'') system. (2) EMTs provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for patients while paramedics provide advanced emergency medical care such as intubation, oral and intravenous drug administration, and other procedures. (3) The United States EMS system is facing a crippling workforce shortage, a long-term problem that has been building for more than a decade. (4) In 2019, the Health Resources and Services Administration reported that by 2030, there would be a need for an additional 42,000 EMTs and Paramedi