S. 1353: Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-25 · Emergency Management · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act

Plain summary

Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to include within the definitions of "member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew" and "public safety officer" for purposes of eligibility for public safety officers' benefits an officially recognized or designated employee or volunteer member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew that: (1) is a public agency or a nonprofit entity serving the public that is officially authorized or licensed to engage in rescue activity or to provide emergency medical services and that is officially designated as a prehospital emergency medical response agency; and (2) is engaging in rescue activity or in the provision of emergency medical services. Cancels $5 million of unobligated balances available under the Department of Justice (DOJ) Assets Forfeiture Fund. Makes this Act applicable to injuries sustained on or after June 1, 2009.

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Official text

Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1353, Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act (2010-03-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 1353, Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act (2010-03-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 1353, Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act (2010-03-10); CBO cost estimate: S. 1353, Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act (2010-03-10)

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Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1353.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1353 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111