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H.R. 2232

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Summary

H.R. 2232, the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) with 54 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2025: 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. 2232 has 54 co-sponsors.

hb2232/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2232 IH: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-18
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2232  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Ms. Tenney  (for herself,  Ms. Sewell ,  Mr. Bentz ,  Mr. Tonko ,  Mr. Carey ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , and  Ms. Perez ) 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 to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under part B of the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025  .
2.
Protecting patient access to ground ambulance services
Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (12)(A), by striking  2025  and inserting  2028 ; and
(2)
in paragraph (13)(A), by striking  2025  each place it appears and inserting  2028  in each such place.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 18, 2025

hb2232/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/18/2025)

Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025

This bill extends the specialized rate increase for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas for an additional three years (until January 1, 2028).

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 2232, and 54 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2232 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2232 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
House
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.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 2232 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2232 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under part B of the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

11 clients hired 13 firms and 68 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2232 in 64 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 Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Homeland Security, Veterans.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONTrade Association representing ground ambulance and emergency medical services.Virginia314$511K
SUPERIOR AIR-GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.Provides ambulance services in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and WisconsinIllinois27$140K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (NAEMT)An organization dedicated to representing the interests of all EMS practitioners.Mississippi16$186K
FALCK USAambulance service providerCalifornia16$120K
SUPERIOR AIR GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.ambulance servicesIllinois16$110K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS—District of Columbia16—
SARNOVA, LLCA nationwide distributor of emergency medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals.Ohio15$150K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS—Virginia15—
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE INC—Missouri14—
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
OGR212$240K
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION16—
BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP16$110K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS16—
KIM KRENIK16$186K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS15—
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC15$150K
ALSTON & BIRD LLP14$280K
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.14—
LESTER HEALTH LAW PLLC14$231K
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL14—
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION11—
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING (A SUBSIDIARY OF MCGUIREWOODS LLP)11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 68.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALISSA CLEES1212
GORDON TAYLOR1212
BRANDT HERSHMAN116
BRIAN BURDICK116
CHRIS GIBLIN126
EDWARD AYOOB116
EVAN DAVIS116
KEVIN O'CONNOR116
KIMBERLY KRENIK116
MATTHEW MORGAN116
MATTHEW ZIEGMAN116
SAMANTHA GAINES116
TRISTAN NORTH116
EDWARD HERZIG115
ERIK KOMENDANT115
KENNETH LASALA115
SCOTT ROBINSON115
STEVEN ALONZO115
THOMAS WORRALL115
ANDRES DHOKAI114

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$6.2M2nd Quarter - Report
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE INCGLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE INCGLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.2026 first_quarter$540K1st Quarter - Report
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE INCGLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$540K4th Quarter - Report
GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE INCGLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC.2025 third_quarter$500K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$300K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$300K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2025 second_quarter$261.5K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2026 second_quarter$196K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2025 third_quarter$192.3K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2025 fourth_quarter$184.3K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2025 first_quarter$170.2K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS2026 first_quarter$165K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONALSTON & BIRD LLP2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONALSTON & BIRD LLP2026 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIONALSTON & BIRD LLP2025 fourth_quarter$70K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2232 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2232’s is Health.

hr2232/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2232, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 2232.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H1173]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com