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HR 2135 113th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care quality Health technology, devices, supplies

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand immunity from civil liability related to automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs), including by giving immunity to: (1) a person who owns, occupies, or manages the premises from which an AED is taken or at which an AED is used or attempted to be used on a victim of a perceived medical emergency; and (2) the owner-acquirer of an AED for any harm resulting from the use or attempted use of such device, unless the harm was proximately caused by the failure of the owner-acquirer to properly maintain the device according to the guidelines of the device manufacturer. Applies immunity regardless of whether: (1) the AED is marked with cautionary signage or registered with any government; or (2) the person who used or attempted to use the AED complied with such signage, had received training on such use, or was assisted or supervised by any other person, including a licensed physician.

What's happening now May 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2135: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2135/
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"H.R. 2135: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2135/.
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H.R. 2135, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2135/.
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