US HB7059 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 33-6)
Status: Introduced on May 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-28 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-28 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To provide for liability protection for health care providers for damages with respect to any harm caused by any act or omission of such health care professional or related health care entity in the course of arranging for or providing health care services during the COVID-19 public health emergency period, and for other purposes.
Title
Coronavirus Provider Protection Act
Sponsors
| Rep. David Roe [R-TN] | Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] | Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH] |
| Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] | Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN] |
| Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR] | Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] | Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN] |
| Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] |
| Rep. John Joyce [R-PA] | Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL] | Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX] | Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA] |
| Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Greg Murphy [R-NC] | Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC] | Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] |
| Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] | Rep. Christopher Jacobs [R-NY] |
| Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA] | Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] | Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX] | Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA] |
| Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH] | Rep. James Baird [R-IN] | Rep. William Timmons [R-SC] |
| Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS] | Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY] | Rep. Ben Cline [R-VA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2020-05-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB7538 (Related) 2020-07-09 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law
State and local government operations
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7059/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7059/BILLS-116hr7059ih.pdf |
