3.0.0 3915 2023-01-11T13:46:16Z 2023-01-11T13:46:16Z Senate S 2020-06-08 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-08T22:25:52Z 2020-06-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA N Law Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Government liability Health facilities and institutions Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Manufacturing Medical tests and diagnostic methods Product safety and quality Worker safety and health Law 00 2020-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-06T19:46:42Z Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID-19 Act

This bill exempts businesses and certain medical entities from liability for damages arising from or relating to an individual contracting COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Specifically, this exemption applies to businesses, including nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, and medical entities that provide health care services related to COVID-19. Such entities are exempt from liability if they operate consistent with state or federal guidelines or requirements related to reopening and follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and any other federal or state agency to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. However, this prohibition does not apply to acts that constitute gross negligence or actions brought by a government entity in a regulatory, supervisory, or enforcement capacity.

]]> Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID–19 Act Display Title Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID–19 Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Reopening Businesses Recovering from COVID–19 Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to exempt certain businesses from liability arising from claims relating to an individual contracting COVID-19 as a result of patronizing a business or healthcare entity Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3915is/xml/BILLS-116s3915is.xml 2020-06-08 Read twice and referred to the 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.