S. 2546Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A bill to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.

Introduced July 30, 2025

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The bill extends the time the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation has to create a commemorative work in Washington, D.C. By resetting the deadline to November 3, 2032, it gives the foundation more years to plan, fund, and construct the memorial. The change only affects this foundation’s authority under the existing memorial‑establishment law.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the law that gave the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation authority to build a memorial, changing the deadline from a generic 7‑year limit to a specific expiration date of November 3, 2032.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.

July 23, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

July 30, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

July 30, 2025

SenateCommittee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.

December 9, 2025

SenateCommittee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

December 17, 2025

SenateCommittee

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.

July 23, 2026

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.

July 23, 2026

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Calendar No. 484

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2546

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 30, 2025

Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Schmitt, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Warren, Ms. Lummis, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

July 23, 2026

Reported by Mr. Lee, without amendment

A BILL

To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.

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Extension of legislative authority for memorial establishment

Section 1(b) of Public Law 115–275 (132 Stat. 4164; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting , except that any reference in section 8903(e) of that title to the expiration at the end of, or extension beyond, a 7-year period shall be considered to be a reference to an expiration on, or extension beyond, November 3, 2032..

July 23, 2026

Reported without amendment