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HR 5013 115th 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 2018

Introduced: February 14, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 14, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2018

This bill expands immunity from civil liability related to emergency use of automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs). Among other things, the bill specifies that immunity applies regardless of whether the person who used the AED complied with signage, received training, or was assisted or supervised, including by a licensed physician.

What's happening now February 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 25, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 14, 2018
Cheney, Liz
· Feb 14, 2018
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 14, 2018
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 14, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5013: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5013/
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"H.R. 5013: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5013/.
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H.R. 5013, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5013/.
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