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H.R. 2819 118th Congress House

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.

Introduced: December 27, 2024 See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnesses
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023

This bill generally extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, the liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · Tennessee · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · Tennessee · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
    for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · Tennessee · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for THE DOCTORS COMPANY · California · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 27, 2024
 D
Garcia, Robert
California · Oct 25, 2024
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 18, 2024
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Aug 30, 2024
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Aug 11, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 9, 2023
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 25, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2819: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2819/
MLA
"H.R. 2819: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2819/.
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H.R. 2819, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2819/.
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[H.R. 2819: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2819/)
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