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HR 5829 118th Congress House Health Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Health personnel National and community service Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

Introduced: September 29, 2023 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 29, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 29, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them.

Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.

What's happening now October 6, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 12 Republican 20
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 29, 2024
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Aug 2, 2024
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 11, 2024
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Mar 6, 2024
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 5, 2024
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De La Cruz, Monica
Texas · Mar 5, 2024
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Feb 29, 2024
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Feb 23, 2024
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 16, 2024
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 15, 2024
Armstrong, Kelly
· Feb 13, 2024
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Feb 13, 2024
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Harder, Josh
California · Feb 13, 2024
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Feb 13, 2024
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Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 13, 2024
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Feb 6, 2024
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Feb 6, 2024
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 22, 2023
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Nov 8, 2023
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Nov 1, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Oct 11, 2023
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 10, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Oct 6, 2023
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 2, 2023
Bucshon, Larry
· Sep 29, 2023
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Sep 29, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 29, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 29, 2023
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Sep 29, 2023
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2023
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Sep 29, 2023
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 29, 2023
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 29, 2023
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 29, 2023
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Sep 29, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Sep 29, 2023
Wild, Susan
· Sep 29, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5829: Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5829/
MLA
"H.R. 5829: Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5829/.
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H.R. 5829, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5829/.
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