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HR 1227 116th Congress House

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators.

Introduced: February 25, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care qualityHealth technology, devices, supplies
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2019

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 by another person, such as a licensed physician.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 5
R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Feb 28, 2020
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 9, 2019
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 5, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2019
Roe, David
· Feb 19, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 14, 2019
Cheney, Liz
· Feb 14, 2019
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1227: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1227/
MLA
"H.R. 1227: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1227/.
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H.R. 1227, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1227/.
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