3.0.0 3586 2019-11-15T21:33:56Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2011-12-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEARNS:H.R. 3586.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H8261]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-14T20:07:53Z Referred to 2011-12-07T15:01:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-12-09T19:16:01Z Referred to 2011-12-07T15:01:40Z Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 112 6389 HR 2012-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Related bill CRS Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 112 3473 S 2012-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-12-14 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2011-12-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-12-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-12-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 N M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2011-12-07 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2011-12-16 False B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2011-12-16 False B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2011-12-16 False L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 9 2011-12-16 False R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2011-12-20 False S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 2012-02-16 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2012-03-09 False C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2012-03-19 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2012-03-27 False M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2012-03-27 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2012-03-29 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2012-03-29 False S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 2012-04-16 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2012-04-17 False C001086 Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8] Chip Cravaack R MN 8 2012-05-08 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 1 2012-05-31 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2012-06-27 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2012-06-29 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2012-09-11 False H001059 Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] Randy Hultgren R IL 14 2012-09-20 False Health Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Federal preemption Health care quality Health personnel Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Health 00 2011-12-07 Introduced in House 2012-02-07T22:01:40Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a health care professional shall not be liable under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for purposes of responding to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.

Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting 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 professional rendered the health care services under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 Display Title Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster. Introduced in House 2011-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3586ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3586ih.xml 2011-12-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.