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HR 2270 110th Congress House

Protecting Every Health Center Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers.

Introduced: May 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health ClinicsCommunity health servicesGovernment liabilityLawMedical malpractice
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May 10, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2007
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.
May 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Every Health Center Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem all federally-qualified health centers and their officers, employees, and contractors to be employees of the Public Health Service for whom any remedy for any civil action that may arise for services provided shall be exclusively against the United States.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 16, 2007
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 10, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 10, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2270: Protecting Every Health Center Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2270/
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"H.R. 2270: Protecting Every Health Center Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2270/.
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H.R. 2270, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2270/.
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