# 119-hr-7739: Rural Emergency Response Support Act

119-hr-7739, Rural Emergency Response Support Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7739
- Congress: 119
- Title: Rural Emergency Response Support Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a narrow overtime safe-harbor for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in ultra‑small states.** It would add language to Section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to say public agencies that are political subdivisions of a State with fewer than 100,000 residents, and private entities contracting with them, would not be deemed to have violated the general overtime rule for those employees. - Workers: EMTs and paramedics employed by qualifying local agencies or contractors would be explicitly exempted from being deemed to violate the federal overtime provision. - Employers: Local political subdivisions in states with under 100,000 residents and private contractors serving them would be shielded from a finding of violation under the general overtime rule for those employees. - Scope and drafting issue: The exemption hinges on a State having fewer than 100,000 residents. No U.S. state meets that threshold, so the provision may be ineffective as drafted.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New overtime safe-harbor for EMTs: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would add a narrow overtime safe-harbor for emergency medical technicians and paramedics. It would apply to public agencies that are political subdivisions of States with fewer than 100,000 residents. It would also apply to private contractors that serve those small local gove…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-5343: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act
- 119-hr-689: FREE Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7739)

## Related
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-5343: Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5343)
- [119-hr-689: FREE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-689)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7739 (as of 2026-04-21).