HR 6283 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020

Introduced Mar 13, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Raul Ruiz D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 13, 2020 Referred 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.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020

This bill extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, such liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by 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 health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2020 to Dec 10, 2020, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMar 13, 2020
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 13, 2020
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalMar 13, 2020
D-GADavid ScottOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalMar 13, 2020
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalMar 13, 2020
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalMar 13, 2020
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 13, 2020Referred 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.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 748CARES ActRelated billJul 23, 2020
S 1350Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019Related billMay 7, 2019
S 3548CARES ActRelated billJun 3, 2020

Subjects

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

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  1. Mar 13, 2020Introduced in House

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