To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 3, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-275.
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 14, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 18, 2018
- Passed SenateOct 11, 2018
- To the PresidentOct 24, 2018
- Became lawNov 3, 2018Public Law 115-275
Summary
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the commitment and service represented by emergency medical services.
The bill: (1) prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense of the establishment of such work; (2) makes the foundation solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of such work; and (3) provides for the deposit of excess funds received for such work into a National Park Foundation account.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 338 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed414–0 | Jul 18, 2018 |
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2017 to Apr 13, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Feb 14, 2017 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Feb 15, 2017 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Sep 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 13, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2017Markup Apr 18, 2018Reported May 11, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2017Hearings Apr 11, 2018Discharged Apr 18, 2018 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2018Signed by President.
- Nov 3, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-275.
- Oct 24, 2018Presented to President.
- Oct 12, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 11, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6875)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S6875 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Oct 11, 2018 |
| House | Recorded votes H6495establish | — | Jul 18, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6338, H6339Text printed H6338 | Stephen F. Lynch D-MA, Tom McClintock R-CA | Jul 17, 2018 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 10, 2018H.R. 1037, a bill to authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 18, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 26, February 14, 2017, page H1185.
CRS reports 10
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 10
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
| R48469 | The Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) | Report | Apr 21, 2026 |
| R41658 | Commemorative Works in the District of Columbia: Background and Practice | Report | May 8, 2023 |
| R46560 | Landsat 9 and the Future of the Sustainable Land Imaging Program Archived | Report | Nov 4, 2021 |
| R45335 | Trade-Related Agencies: FY2019 Appropriations, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Archived | Report | Mar 28, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1692 | National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act | Related bill | Jun 7, 2018 |
| HR 2274 | To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. | Reintroduction of | Jun 4, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 19, 2018Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 18, 2018Engrossed in House
- May 11, 2018Reported in House
- Feb 14, 2017Introduced in House
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.
