United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8272 (116th)
Emergency Services Access Act
Introduced
16 September 2020
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Emergency Services Access Ac t 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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 September 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 September 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 September 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8272
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8272