Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
Latest action · Jul 30, 2014 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Passed HouseJan 27, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal lands to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions.
Requires such process to include provisions that clarify that: (1) an eligible organization or eligible individual granted access shall be acting for private purposes and shall not be considered a federal volunteer, (2) an eligible organization or eligible individual shall not be considered a volunteer under the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969, and (3) neither the Federal Torts Claim Act nor the Federal Employee Compensation Act shall apply to an eligible organization or eligible individual.
Bars the Secretaries from requiring an eligible organization or eligible individual to have liability insurance as a condition of accessing federal lands under this Act if it: (1) acknowledges and consents, in writing, to these clarifying provisions; and (2) signs a waiver releasing the federal government from all liability related to the access granted.
Sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission.
Requires the Secretaries to develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to: (1) coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions on such lands,
Requires the Secretaries to submit a joint report to Congress that describes: (1) their plans for developing such partnerships, and (2) the efforts being taken to expedite and accelerate such mission efforts.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 24 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed394–0 | Jan 27, 2014 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2013 to Jun 12, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | May 23, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 12, 2013 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 23, 2013Markup Jun 12, 2013Reported Jan 23, 2014 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2013Hearings Jun 6, 2013Discharged Jun 12, 2013 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 23, 2013Discharged Jan 23, 2014 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2013 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2014 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 30, 2014 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-433.
- Jan 28, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 27, 2014Mrs. Lummis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 27, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1255-1257)
- Jan 27, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2166.
- Jan 27, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jan 27, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1259-1260)
- Jan 27, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 0 (Roll no. 24). (text: CR H1255)
- Jan 23, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-331, Part I.
- Jan 23, 2014Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Jan 23, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 247.
- Jun 12, 2013Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Jun 12, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 12, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 6, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 3, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Jun 3, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in House
- May 23, 2013Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E129 | Doc Hastings R-WA | Jan 28, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1255–H1257Text printed H1255Recorded votes H1259enact | Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY, Joseph J. Heck R-NV, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Rob Bishop R-UT | Jan 27, 2014 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2957.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-433 | PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING BILLS55 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 30, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1049 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 30, 2014 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government liability
- Land use and conservation
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 28, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jan 27, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jan 23, 2014Reported in House
- May 23, 2013Introduced in House
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