EMS Counts Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
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Summary
Accurate counting of Emergency Medical Services practitioners is the bill's central goal. The EMS Counts Act would require the Secretary of Labor to change the Standard Occupational Classification so paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), dual-role firefighter/EMTs, firefighter/paramedics, and volunteer EMS personnel are counted in federal workforce data to better guide disaster and public health planning.
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- EMS workers: EMTs, paramedics, dual-role firefighter/EMTs, firefighter/paramedics, and volunteers would be explicitly included in SOC totals, making federal data reflect their actual presence and role.
- Emergency planners and policymakers: Better data would help estimate EMS staffing needs for disasters, public health emergencies, and acts of terrorism, improving preparedness decisions.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics actions: The Secretary would have 120 days after enactment to revise the firefighters occupational series description and 270 days to report to Congress on the 2015 expansion of the EMT/paramedic definition and on implementing the SOC revisions.
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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New job categories for firefighter EMTs
If enacted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics would update its firefighter job codes. It would list four categories: Firefighters; Firefighter/EMTs; Firefighter/Paramedics; and Firefighters, All Other. This would improve how the government counts dual-role EMS/fire workers in jobs and pay data. The Labor Secretary would complete the update within 120 days after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 7/25/2025
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 8/15/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
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