H.R. 2853: Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011
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H.R. 2853: Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-07 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011
Plain summary
Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to state emergency medical services offices or other state entities with jurisdiction over emergency medical personnel to provide for the expedited training and licensing, as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), of veterans who received training as EMTs while serving in the Armed Forces. Directs an eligible entity to give priority to providing training to individuals who will serve as EMTs in areas that provide a high volume of emergency medical services and trauma care.
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Official text
Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · 23 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Adam Smith (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Todd Young (R-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2853.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2853 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112