H.R. 7277

Summary

H.R. 7277, the Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 30, 2026 by Rep. Becca Balint (D) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 7277 has 8 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7277 IH: Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-30
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7277  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 30, 2026   Ms. Balint  (for herself,  Mrs. Watson Coleman ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Carson ,  Ms. Sewell , and  Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act  .
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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, 2026, 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;
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation.

Sponsors

Rep. Becca Balint (D) sponsors H.R. 7277, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Becca Balint

Rep. · D–VT · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026 · Original

Andre Carson

Rep. · D–IN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026 · Original

Lloyd Doggett

Rep. · D–TX-37 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026 · Original

Summer Lee

Rep. · D–PA-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026 · Original

Terri Sewell

Rep. · D–AL-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026 · Original

Bonnie Coleman

Rep. · D–NJ-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 30, 2026 · Original

Kristen McDonald Rivet

Rep. · D–MI-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2026

LaMonica McIver

Rep. · D–NJ-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 23, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7277 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jan 30, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 30, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7277 has taken 2 actions since Jan 30, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7277 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 7277.

S 3730Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene Care and Support ActJan 29, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 7277 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act — Display Title
• Emergency Medical Services Reimbursement for On-Scene and Support Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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

3 clients hired 3 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7277 in 5 quarterly filings, 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).

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7277 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7277’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7277, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 22 (Friday, January 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BALINT:H.R. 7277.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1922]

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