S2546Reported by Committee
A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-07-30
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Democrat · DE · Senator
Votes with party: 81.5% (863 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001088
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Cosponsors (6)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
2026-07-23
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReported By · 2026-07-23
Previously
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesMarkup By · 2025-12-17
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-07-30
Plain-English Summary
This bill extends the authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia that honors the commitment and service of emergency medical services.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2546 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2546 To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 30, 2025 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR MEMORIAL ESTABLISHMENT. Section 1(b) of Public Law 115-275 (132 Stat. 4164; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, except that any reference in section 8903(e) of that title to the expiration at the end of, or extension beyond, a 7-year period shall be considered to be a reference to an expiration on, or extension beyond, November 3, 2032.''. <all>
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