HR 4246 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act

Introduced Mar 13, 2014 Originated House Sponsor David G. Reichert R-WA

Latest action · Apr 16, 2014 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.

IntroducedMar 13, 2014
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act - Grants construction companies and architectural and engineering firms and their employees immunity from liability for negligence, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, when providing emergency assistance on a voluntary basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster, in good faith, and without expectation of compensation.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2014.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Original	Mar 13, 2014
D-UT	Jim Matheson	Original	Mar 13, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Mar 13, 2014
	Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee	Referred Apr 16, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 16, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 13, 2014Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2014Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 3, of Section 8, of Article I of the Constitution, which states that the United States Congress shall have power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2434.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster.
Short Titles as Introduced: Good Samaritan Protection for Construction, Architectural, and Engineering Volunteers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 13, 2014Introduced in House

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