US Congress House Bill 865 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 43-6)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as 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 alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Curt Clawson [R-FL]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-02-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-02-11	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-02-11	House	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.
2015-02-11	House	Introduced in House

HB3682 (Related) 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/865/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr865/BILLS-114hr865ih.pdf