HR 7710 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Open Schools Responsibly Act

Introduced Jul 21, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Gregory F. Murphy R-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 22, 2020 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3670)

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. IntroducedJul 21, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Open Schools Responsibly Act

This bill limits civil liability for elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education relating to any harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) suffered by a student, employee, or visitor. Specifically, a school or institution shall not be liable for such harm if the school or institution was in compliance with applicable state and federal guidelines. However, a school or institution may be liable for acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2020 to Aug 11, 2020, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-NCDan BishopOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-KYJames ComerOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJul 21, 2020
R-TXRon WrightOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJul 21, 2020
R-PADaniel MeuserJul 22, 2020
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 22, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3670)
  2. Jul 21, 2020Introduced in House
  3. Jul 21, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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  1. Jul 21, 2020Introduced in House

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