US Congress House Bill 5048 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 11 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report about the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP's) review of state and local Good Samaritan laws that exempt from criminal or civil liability any individual who administers an opioid overdose reversal drug or device or who contacts emergency services providers in response to an overdose. The report must: (1) address the extent to which the ONDCP has reviewed such Good Samaritan laws, including any findings related to the potential effects of such laws; (2) describe the ONDCP's efforts to encourage enactment of such laws; and (3) provide a compilation of such Good Samaritan laws in effect in states. (Sec. 4) For purposes of the report, "opioid" means any drug, including heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability.

Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016

Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-05-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-05-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2179)
2016-05-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5048.
2016-05-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2179)
2016-05-10	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-05-06	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 416.
2016-05-06	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-540.
2016-04-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-04-27	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-04-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-04-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-04-26	House	Introduced in House

SB524 (Related) 2016-07-22 - Became Public Law No: 114-198. (TXT | PDF)
HB5189 (Related) 2016-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5048/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5048/BILLS-114hr5048ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5048/BILLS-114hr5048rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5048/BILLS-114hr5048eh.pdf