3.0.0
5239
2022-12-31T08:59:48Z
2022-12-31T08:59:48Z
House
HR
2021-09-10
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 156 (Friday, September 10, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 5239.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution, to provide for the general welfare andmake all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers ofCongress.[Page H4518]
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
  - hsju10
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2022-11-01T19:55:24Z
  - Referred to
2021-09-10T15:33:40Z
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Energy and Commerce Committee
House
Standing
  - hsif14
Health Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2021-09-13T18:32:00Z
  - Referred to
2021-09-10T15:33:35Z

- Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021
117
2941
S
2021-10-06
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2022-11-01
  - hsju10
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committee
- 2021-09-13
  - hsif14
Health Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2021-09-10
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
- 2021-09-10
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
- 2021-09-10
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2021-09-10
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- R000599
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Raul
Ruiz
D
CA
36
N
- B001275
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Larry
Bucshon
R
IN
8
2021-09-10
True
- M001180
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
David
McKinley
R
WV
B.
1
2021-11-05
False
- S001216
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Kim
Schrier
D
WA
8
2022-07-26
False
- R000576
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
C. A.
Ruppersberger
D
MD
Dutch
2
2022-07-26
False
- F000466
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Brian
Fitzpatrick
R
PA
K.
1
2022-07-26
False
- G000563
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Bob
Gibbs
R
OH
7
2022-07-26
False
- P000601
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Steven
Palazzo
R
MS
M.
4
2022-07-26
False
- S000344
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
BRAD
SHERMAN
D
CA
30
2022-10-04
False
- M001195
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Alexander
Mooney
R
WV
X.
2
2022-10-04
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
- Licensing and registrations
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Health
00
2021-09-10
Introduced in House
2021-09-19T20:35:02Z
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021
This bill extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, such liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by 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 health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021
- 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
IH
- Display Title

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2021-09-10T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5239ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5239ih.xml
2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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