IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1252 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2024 Mr. Guest (for himself, Mr. Hudson , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Crenshaw , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Bacon , Mr. McCormick , Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Carey , Ms. Wild , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. LaHood , Ms. Pettersen , Mr. Ezell , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Ryan , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Ms. Stefanik , and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Honoring the commitment and care of emergency medical services personnel.

Whereas emergency medical services personnel deliver care to patients in times of critical need; Whereas emergency medical services personnel are essential to ensuring effective health care outcomes for patients; Whereas emergency medical services teams give immediate treatment to trauma and other critically ill patients, stabilize them, and transport them to an appropriate level of care; Whereas emergency medical technicians and paramedics work in ground and air ambulances, often traveling long distances to reach patients and to help them obtain needed care; Whereas emergency medical services personnel cover territory in rural and underserved areas that otherwise might not have access to care; Whereas emergency medical services personnel answer the call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; Whereas emergency medical services personnel and other first responders often place themselves in harm’s way to protect and care for others in their time of need; and Whereas the week of May 19 to 25, 2024, has been designated as Emergency Medical Services Week to recognize the contributions of the emergency medical services community: Now, therefore, be it