H.R. 1737: Supporting Our First Responders Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Supporting Our First Responders Act

Plain summary

Supporting Our First Responders Act This bill establishes a competitive grant program to support medical transport and emergency medical services (EMS). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award the grants to EMS organizations (including for-profit organizations) or state, tribal, territorial, or local governments. Grant-funded activities include (1) providing salaries and stipends for EMS workers; (2) purchasing vehicles, personal protective equipment, and other resources; and (3) establishing community paramedicine or mobile integrated health care initiatives. HHS must also report to Congress about health insurance reimbursement for medical transport and EMS and the feasibility of establishing a federal EMS office.

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Official text

Supporting Our First Responders Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] · 33 cosponsors

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Mike Carey (R-OH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Becca Balint (D-VT), André Carson (D-IN), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mike Levin (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr1737.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1737 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118