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S. 3730

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3730, the Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 29, 2026 by Sen. Peter Welch (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 29, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 3730 has 5 co-sponsors.

sb3730/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3730 IS: Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-29
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3730  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 29, 2026   Mr. Welch  (for himself,  Mr. Sanders ,  Ms. Smith ,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mr. Fetterman , and  Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act  .
2.
Coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation
Section 1861(s)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(7) ) is amended—
(1)
by inserting  (A)  after  (7) ;
(2)
in subparagraph (A), as added by paragraph (1), by inserting  and  after the semicolon; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(B)
notwithstanding subparagraph (A), ambulance service includes such services described in such subparagraph that are furnished on or after January 1, 2027, to an individual by a provider or supplier of ambulance services regardless of whether the provider or supplier provides the transport for the individual at a reimbursement comparable to the transport reimbursement;
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-29
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.

Sponsors

Sen. Peter Welch (D) sponsors S. 3730, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3730 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Jan 29, 2026 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3730 has taken 2 actions since Jan 29, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 29, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Jan 29, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3730 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3730.

Titles

S. 3730 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act — Display Title
  • Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 3730 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (NAEMT)An organization dedicated to representing the interests of all EMS practitioners.Mississippi12$62K
SARNOVA, LLCA nationwide distributor of emergency medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals.Ohio12$60K
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION—Virginia12—
CITY OF SAN JOSE CAfederal advocacyCalifornia11$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION12—
KIM KRENIK12$62K
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC12$60K
MANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS11$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ERIK KOMENDANT112
KIMBERLY KRENIK112
SHAWN BAIRD112
THOMAS WORRALL112
TRISTAN NORTH112
JOE O'BRIEN111
LESLIE POLLNER111
MARTIN WHITMER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
CITY OF SAN JOSE CAMANATT, PHELPS, AND PHILLIPS2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (NAEMT)KIM KRENIK2026 second_quarter$31K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (NAEMT)KIM KRENIK2025 fourth_quarter$31K4th Quarter - Report
SARNOVA, LLCWHITMER & WORRALL, LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SARNOVA, LLCWHITMER & WORRALL, LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3730 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3730’s is Health.

s3730/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com