911 SAVES Act of 2025
911 SAVES Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# 911 SAVES Act of 2025 – Plain Language Summary **What the Bill Does:** The 911 SAVES Act would require the federal government's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider creating a separate job classification for 911 operators and emergency dispatchers within the federal system that tracks occupations. Currently, these workers are grouped together with other protective service jobs. If OMB decides not to create this separate category, they would have to explain their reasoning to Congress. **Who It Affects:** This bill primarily affects 911 operators and emergency dispatchers across the country.
It could also impact how government agencies collect data about these workers' employment, salaries, and benefits. The separate classification could help highlight the specific skills and challenges of emergency communications work, potentially supporting better pay, training, and working condition discussions for these workers. **Current Status:** The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative Norma Torres (D-California) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House.
CRS Official Summary
Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2025 or the 911 SAVES Act of 2025This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to establish a separate code for public safety telecommunicators as a subset of protective service occupations. (The SOC system is a federal statistical standard used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.)OMB must consider the separate code for public safety telecommunicators as part of the first revision process of the SOC system occurring after this bill is enacted. If OMB decides not to establish the separate code, OMB must submit a report to Congress explaining why the code was not established.
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.