HR 3717
109th Congress
House
Law
Commerce
Construction industries
Construction workers
Disaster relief
Disasters
Emergency Management
Federal preemption
Good samaritan laws
Government Operations and Politics
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Labor and Employment
Liability (Law)
Social Welfare
State laws
Volunteer workers
Good Samaritan Protection for Construction Volunteers Act
Introduced: September 8, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 8, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Good Samaritan Protection for Construction Volunteers Act - Grants construction companies and their employees immunity from liability for negligence, except for gross negligence or willful misconduct, when providing emergency construction assistance on a voluntary basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster, in good faith, and without expectation of compensation.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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