3.0.0 8272 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z 2023-01-11T13:44:58Z House HR 2020-09-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 8272.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S.C. Article I, Section 8[Page H4491]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-16T13:03:00Z 2020-09-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-09-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Emergency medical services and trauma care Health facilities and institutions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-09-16 Introduced in House 2021-01-29T14:12:47Z Emergency Services Access Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing emergency medical technicians assigned to ambulances or other emergency vehicles from providing medical care. It also makes it a criminal offense to block an emergency vehicle that is transporting an individual in need of treatment from a hospital entrance.

An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. If death results, the prison term may be for any term of years or for life.

]]> Emergency Services Access Act Display Title Emergency Services Access Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Emergency Services Access Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit physically impeding an ambulance from providing emergency medical treatment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8272ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8272ih.xml 2020-09-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.