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US HB7623
Bill
Status
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Summer Lee
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AI Summary
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Awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom House Ambulance Service, the first U.S. emergency medical service staffed by paramedics with medical training beyond basic first aid, which operated in Pittsburgh from 1967 until defunding in 1975
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Recognizes Freedom House for pioneering the modern paramedic system, including developing training curricula with Dr. Peter Safar ("Father of CPR") and creating the first national paramedic textbook, "Emergency Care in the Streets"
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Founded in 1965 through Freedom House Enterprises to provide job training and employment for residents of Pittsburgh's predominantly Black Hill District, many of whom were previously deemed "unemployable"
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Directs the gold medal to be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture for display and research, with encouragement to loan it to locations associated with the service
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Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals, with costs charged to and proceeds deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund
Legislative Description
Freedom House Ambulance Service Congressional Gold Medal Act
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2/20/2026