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HR 4982 116th Congress House Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Worker safety and health

Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: November 5, 2019 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019

This bill extends targeted liability protection to certain manufacturers, distributors, prescribers, and users of approved respiratory protective devices that are used under certain conditions during a declared public health emergency.

What's happening now November 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3372 Related bill Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Gallagher, Mike
· Mar 25, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Mar 25, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 4, 2020
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 2, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 4, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Nov 13, 2019
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Nov 5, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4982: Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4982/
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"H.R. 4982: Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4982/.
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H.R. 4982, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4982/.
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