118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2574EMS Counts Act

To require the Secretary of Labor to revise the Standard Occupational Classification System to accurately count the number of emergency medical services practitioners in the United States.

Labor and employment
Introduced Apr 10, 2023
Last action Sep 19, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 10, 2023
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Referred
Apr 10, 2023
Education and Workforce
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Committee
Jul 10, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 3 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 6 actions
Sep 19, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-694.
Sep 19, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 588.
Jul 10, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 10, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.