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S 4602 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Stop Blocking Hospitals Act

Introduced: September 16, 2020 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 16, 2020
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Stop Blocking Hospitals Act

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for preventing ambulances and vehicles used by fire departments and law enforcement agencies from responding to a call or transporting an individual to a hospital.

An individual who engages in this conduct is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

What's happening now September 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 21, 2020
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 21, 2020
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2020
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 16, 2020
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 16, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 16, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4602: Stop Blocking Hospitals Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4602/
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"S. 4602: Stop Blocking Hospitals Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4602/.
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S. 4602, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4602/.
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