S. 3730: Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-29 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

federal

Official title

Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act

Plain summary

Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act This bill provides for Medicare coverage of ambulance services regardless of whether the ambulance transports the patient elsewhere.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Fetterman (D-PA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] reported raising $248,839 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (1)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s3730.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s3730 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-04 by psicol fed-bills