# 119-hr-2220: PARA–EMT Act of 2025

119-hr-2220, PARA–EMT Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2220
- Congress: 119
- Title: PARA–EMT Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Federal grants to rebuild the EMS workforce and help veterans certify as civilian EMTs.** This bill would create a new federal pilot grant program to fund recruitment, training, certification, apprenticeships, and wellness supports for emergency medical technicians and paramedics. It would also fund state demonstration grants that cover transition costs for veterans with military EMT training and require a federal study of EMT and paramedic workforce shortages. - Would give licensed EMS agencies grants for recruitment, retention, training to meet licensing requirements, apprenticeship programs, technology-enhanced education, and wellness supports. Rural agencies would receive not less than 20% of total grants and single grants would be capped at $1 million. - Would award demonstration grants to States to cover training, education, certification, credentialing, and national testing and State licensure fees for veterans with military EMT or paramedic training. This veteran program is authorized at $20 million per year for 2026 through 2030. - Would require the Department of Labor, with HHS, to study current EMT and paramedic job counts, project demand through 2034, estimate shortages, and report recommendations to Congress within a year. *This bill would increase federal spending by authorizing about $70 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2030 for the two grant programs, with up to 10% of the pilot funds allowed for administration.*

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to hire and train EMTs: benefit, high. If enacted, HHS would run a pilot grant program to help EMS agencies hire and train EMTs and paramedics. It would get $50 million each year from 2026–2030. No grant could exceed $1 million, and at least 20% of grants would go to rural agencies. Money could pay for recruiting and keeping paid or vol…
- Help for veterans to become EMTs: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would give States grants to help veterans move from military EMT or paramedic roles to civilian jobs. The program would receive $20 million each year from 2026–2030. States would have to set up a plan and a State-run program to cover training and education, national testing fees, cr…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2220 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2220)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2220 (as of 2026-10-07).