Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 14, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.
Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2013 to Jul 29, 2014; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 14, 2013 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | May 15, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | May 20, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jun 28, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Aug 2, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2013 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2013 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2013 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- Apr 26, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2352.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2196 | Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 | Related bill | Apr 1, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
