SIREN Reauthorization Act
Latest action · May 31, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act or the SIREN Reauthorization Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies a grant program for improving emergency medical services (EMS) in rural areas. The modifications include requiring the use of grant funds to train EMS personnel on caring for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders in emergency situations and permitting the use of grant funds to acquire overdose reversal drugs and devices.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2023 to May 23, 2024; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 14, 2023 |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Original | Jul 14, 2023 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Jul 14, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 14, 2023 |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Original | Jul 14, 2023 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Jul 14, 2023 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 9, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | May 21, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | May 23, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2023Markup Mar 20, 2024Reported May 31, 2024 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2023Markup Mar 12, 2024Reported Mar 12, 2024 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 31, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-532.
- May 31, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.
- Mar 20, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 20, 2024Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
- Mar 12, 2024Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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
- Jul 2, 2024H.R. 4646, SIREN Reauthorization ActAs reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 31, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 121, July 14, 2023, page H3613.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 265 | SIREN Reauthorization Act | Related bill | Sep 26, 2024 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SIREN Reauthorization Act
- Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- SIREN Reauthorization Act
- Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 31, 2024Reported in House
- Jul 14, 2023Introduced 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.
