Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act
Latest action · Feb 17, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S885)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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 $12 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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Jun 20, 2011; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Feb 17, 2011 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jun 20, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Feb 17, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S884-885)
- Feb 17, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S885)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2617 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | May 3, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S884Text printed S885 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (text) | Feb 17, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-587 | USAGE OF NATURAL GAS80 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-159 | THE AMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE, PART 23: A FOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND VEHICLES, BOTH THE CHALLENGES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES210 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 10, 2012 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 223 | FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2011 |
| HR 1668 | Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act | Related bill | Aug 25, 2011 |
| S 1696 | Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvements Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 12, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to include nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and first responders for certain benefits.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dale Long Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 17, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
