Search Results: keywords:"siren reauthorization act"

  • S. 265 — An Act To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:483

    S. 265, titled the "Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Reauthorization Act" or the "SIREN Reauthorization Act", aims to reauthorize and modify a program dedicated to training and providing equipment for rural emergency medical services. The bill updates existing...

    Simple Explanation

    The "SIREN Reauthorization Act" is a plan to help people in the countryside by giving emergency medical workers lessons and tools they need, and now it also includes learning about helping with mental health and overdoses. It will keep doing this until 2028 and make sure the right people are in charge.

  • H. R. 4646 — To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:787

    H.R. 4646 aims to renew the program that provides training and equipment to emergency medical services in rural areas. This bill updates Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act, ensuring medical workers are trained in handling mental health and substance use disorders...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 4646 is a plan to help people who save lives in small towns by giving them training and tools to do their jobs better, especially to help people with mental health problems or who have taken too much medicine. It also promises to give money to keep this help going until 2029.