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HR 2196 · in committee · symbolic

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act

What this bill does

  • This bill allows the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to build a monument in Washington, DC honoring emergency medical services workers.
  • The monument will commemorate the service and commitment of EMS personnel across the country.
  • The authorization for the memorial expires seven years after the bill becomes law.

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    How should Congress decide which professions or groups deserve commemorative monuments in Washington, DC?

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    What are the ongoing costs to maintain and operate an EMS memorial, and who should bear that financial responsibility?

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    Why does the bill set a seven-year authorization window rather than making the memorial permanent or renewable?

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Introduced 2026-03-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2523)

  4. 2026-03-16 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2523)

  5. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2196.

  6. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2523-2524)

  7. 2026-03-16 · house · Floor

    Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2026-02-24 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.

  9. 2026-02-24 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-518.

  10. 2026-02-24 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-518.

  11. 2026-02-11 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2026-02-11 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2026-02-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

  14. 2025-09-18 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-09-11 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  16. 2025-03-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-03-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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