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H.R. 7739

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7739, the Rural Emergency Response Support Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 26, 2026 by Rep. Celeste Maloy (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7739 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb7739/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7739 IH: Rural Emergency Response Support Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-26
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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  2d Session  H. R. 7739  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 26, 2026   Ms. Maloy  (for herself,  Mr. Moore of Utah ,  Mr. Kennedy of Utah , and  Mr. Owens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide overtime compensation exceptions to employers of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Rural Emergency Response Support Act  .
2.
Exceptions for employers of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas
Section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207(k) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting before  if  the following:  , and no public agency which is a political subdivision of a State that has fewer than 100,000 residents, and no private entity serving such a political subdivision pursuant to a contract with such political subdivision, shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) with respect to the employment of any employee as an emergency medical technician or as a paramedic. .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-02-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide overtime compensation exceptions to employers of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas.

Sponsors

Rep. Celeste Maloy (R) sponsors H.R. 7739, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7739 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Feb 26, 2026 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7739 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 26, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 7739 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7739, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 7739 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Rural Emergency Response Support Act — Display Title
  • Rural Emergency Response Support Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide overtime compensation exceptions to employers of emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 7739 in 1 quarterly filing, 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.

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.Mississippi11$31K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
KIM KRENIK11$31K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KIMBERLY KRENIK111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (NAEMT)KIM KRENIK2026 second_quarter$31K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7739 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7739’s is Labor and Employment.

hr7739/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture 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 PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative 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. 7739, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MALOY:H.R. 7739.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2333]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com