EMS Counts Act of 2021
Summary
EMS Counts Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget, to revise the broad description under the occupational series 33-2011 Firefighters of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification System of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to separately account for firefighters who also serve as paramedics or emergency medical technicians. Specifically, the classification system must include the following detailed occupations: Firefighters; Firefighter/EMTs; Firefighter/Paramedics; and Firefighters, All Other.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 7, 2021
Last action Oct 7, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Oct 7, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
Mike Crapo
RRepublican
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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