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EMS Memorial: Extension for Construction

Also known as: National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act

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Key Points

  • This bill gives the group in charge of building a national memorial for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers seven more years to finish the project in Washington, D.C.
  • The memorial is designed to honor the hard work and sacrifices of first responders like paramedics and EMTs who help people during life-threatening emergencies.
  • Federal law usually sets a strict time limit for building monuments on public land, and this action restarts that clock so the project doesn't lose its legal permission.
  • This extension is helpful because large memorial projects often take many years to raise enough money and get all the necessary government approvals for a site.

Milestones

4 milestones9 actions
Feb 24, 2026House

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.

Feb 24, 2026House

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-518.

Feb 11, 2026House

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Feb 11, 2026House

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Feb 11, 2026House

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act

Bill NumberHR 2196
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 443.

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Cosponsors

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D: 5R: 1

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