# 119-hr-3791: EMS Counts Act

119-hr-3791, EMS Counts Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3791
- Congress: 119
- Title: EMS Counts Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New job categories for firefighter EMTs: benefit, low. 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 La…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3791 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3791)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3791 (as of 2026-04-21).