# 114-hr-1818: Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016

114-hr-1818, Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1818
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2015-04-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 74
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration program for states with a shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to streamline state requirements and procedures to assist veterans who completed military EMT training to meet state EMT certification, licensure, and other requirements.

## Cosponsors (74)

- LOIS CAPPS (D-CA), 2015-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] (R-PA), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2015-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN (R-NJ), 2015-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2015-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2016-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2016-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] (R-KS), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] (R-WV), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1818 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1818)

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