3.0.0 7179 2022-02-08T23:16:55Z 2022-02-08T23:16:55Z House HR 2020-06-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 108 (Thursday, June 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina:H.R. 7179.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,which states ``[t]he Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debtsand provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall beuniform throughout the United States.''[Page H2390]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-06-11T13:03:30Z 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC 3 N H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2020-06-11 True H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2020-06-30 False T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2020-07-01 False Law Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Federal preemption Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Industrial facilities Infectious and parasitic diseases Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Retail and wholesale trades State and local government operations Worker safety and health Law 00 2020-06-11 Introduced in House 2020-07-10T16:43:38Z Pandemic Liability Protection Act

This bill exempts certain health care and food providers from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.

]]> Pandemic Liability Protection Act Display Title Pandemic Liability Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To provide liability protection for covered providers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Liability Protection Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7179ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7179ih.xml 2020-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.