,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #af1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to prohibit 
physically impeding an ambulance from   
providing emergency medical treatment1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,emergency ,services ,access ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition on blocking ambulances at  
hospital entrances  7a7 ,in general     
,chapter #fe of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acgj4 ,blocking
 ambulances at hospital entrances       
,whoever travels in interstate or       
foreign commerce or uses any facility of
 interstate or foreign commerce1 and    
thereafter knowingly physically impedes 
an ambulance or other emergency vehicle1
 or an emergency medical technician     

assigned to such vehicle from-- 7#a7    
providing treatment to an individual in 
need of emergency medical treatment2 or 
7#b7 accessing the entrance to a        
hospital1 in the case of a vehicle      
transporting an individual in need of   
emergency medical treatment1  shall be  
imprisoned for not more than #e years or
 fined under this title1 or both1 or if 
death results1 imprisoned for any term  
of years or for life1 or fined under    
this title1 or both4 4  7b7 ,clerical   
amendment ,the table of sections for    
such chapter is amended by adding at the
 end the following3  #acgj4 ,blocking   
ambulances at hospital entrances4  4