S 4602 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Stop Blocking Hospitals Act

Introduced Sep 16, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor John Kennedy R-LA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 16, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

IntroducedSep 16, 2020
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Blocking Hospitals Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing ambulances and vehicles used by fire departments and law enforcement agencies from responding to a call or transporting an individual to a hospital.

An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2020 to Sep 21, 2020, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-IA	Joni Ernst	Original	Sep 16, 2020
R-ND	Kevin Cramer	Original	Sep 16, 2020
R-FL	Marco Rubio	Original	Sep 16, 2020
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Sep 16, 2020
R-SD	Mike Rounds	Original	Sep 16, 2020
R-NC	Thom Tillis	Original	Sep 16, 2020
R-ND	John Hoeven		Sep 21, 2020
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Sep 21, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
Sep 16, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Sep 16, 2020Introduced in Senate

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