# 118-hr-8977: Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024

118-hr-8977, Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8977
- Congress: 118
- Title: Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2024-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2024-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2024-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2024-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2024-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2024-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2024-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2024-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2024-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2024-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2024-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2024-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2024-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8977)

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