A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2025 directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review the Standard Occupational Classification System. The bill calls for the Director to consider establishing a separate code for public safety telecommunicators as a subset of protective service occupations. This change is intended to correct an inaccurate representation of these workers. If the Director decides not to create this specific code, a formal report must be submitted to specific Congressional committees. This legislation aims to better recognize the lifesaving role of these professionals.
Yes
- Scored +2
Would union members be better off under this?
Accurate occupational classification can strengthen the professional recognition and advocacy for public safety telecommunicators.
- Scored +2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires the OMB Director to submit a formal report to Congress if the proposed occupational code is not established.
- Scored +1
Would middle-income households be better off under this?
Improving occupational classification can aid in the professional standing of public safety telecommunicators who are typically middle-income earners.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Correcting Occupational Representation: By considering a separate code for public safety telecommunicators as a subset of protective service occupations, the bill aims to correct an inaccurate representation of these professionals in the Standard Occupational Classification system (Section 3, subsection a; Section 2, finding 14).
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Recognition of Professional Work: The bill seeks to recognize public safety telecommunicators for the lifesaving work they perform, such as negotiating with hostage takers or coaching callers through first aid during active shooter incidents (Section 2, findings 4 and 5; Section 2, finding 14).
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Alignment of Classification Systems: Establishing a separate code would better align the Standard Occupational Classification with related classification systems (Section 2, finding 14).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — Accurate occupational classification can strengthen the professional recognition and advocacy for public safety telecommunicators. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Improving occupational classification can aid in the professional standing of public safety telecommunicators who are typically middle-income earners.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the OMB Director to submit a formal report to Congress if the proposed occupational code is not established.
- 1/16/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania