The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2024
S 265 Signed into law

Sponsored by Richard J. Durbin (D)

SIREN Reauthorization Act

Renews a rural emergency medical services (EMS) grant program through 2028 and adds mental health and overdose training.

Tradeoff

Renews rural EMS grants through 2028, requiring training on mental health and substance use emergencies. Also lets grant money pay for overdose reversal drugs and devices.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 265, SIREN Reauthorization Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59845 · Dec 2023

Passed the Senate by on December 13, 2023. The House passed it by on September 17, 2024, and it was signed into law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 2, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Feb 2, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 15, 2023)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 13, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 15, 2023)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 17, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Sep 24, 2024)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Sep 26, 2024)