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H.R. 5971 (115th)

Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act

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Introduced

24 May 2018

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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11 August 2025

Summary

Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the requirements for a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew to qualify as a public safety officer for purposes of death benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program. Specifically, it removes the requirement that an individual member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew be part of a public agency or nonprofit entity that actually engages in rescue activity or provides emergency medical services to qualify as public safety officers. Instead, the bill requires an individual member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew be part of a public agency or nonprofit entity that is officially designated as a pre-hospital emergency medical response agency. The bill permanently rescinds specified unobligated amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

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