S2518-119

In Committee

Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jul 29, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. Improvements to Medicare payment system for air ambulance services Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is amended by adding at, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Timely finalization of air ambulance data collection rule, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. GAO study on emergency air ambulance costs. It relies on appropriations, compliance mandates, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. Improvements to Medicare payment system for air ambulance services Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is amended by adding at...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Timely finalization of air ambulance data collection rule.
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. GAO study on emergency air ambulance costs.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. Improvements to Medicare payment system for air ambulance services Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is amended by adding at, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Timely finalization of air ambulance data collection rule, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. GAO study on emergency air ambulance costs.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 2. Improvements to Medicare payment system for air ambulance services Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is amended by adding at, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 3. Timely finalization of air ambulance data collection rule, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. GAO study on emergency air ambulance costs.

Policy Domains

Healthcare

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 29, 2025

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following …

Jul 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jul 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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