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H.R. 896: Medical Justice Act of 2011

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H.R. 896: Medical Justice Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Medical Justice Act of 2011

Plain summary

Medical Justice Act of 2011 - Sets forth provisions regulating civil actions for an injury or death as the result of health care. Sets forth limits on: (1) the non-economic damages that an individual may recover from health care practitioners and health care institutions, and (2) the total damages that a person may recover from any single liable health care practitioner. Declares that an insurer of a health care practitioner or health care institution that rejects a reasonable settlement offer within policy limits is not, by reason of such rejection, liable for damages in excess of the liability of the insured. Sets forth requirements for qualified expert reports. Allows periodic or accrual payment for future damages. Prohibits a jury from awarding punitive or exemplary damages against a health care practitioner or health care institution unless the jury is unanimous. Makes each person liable only for a proportionate share of the total damages that directly corresponds to that person's responsibility. Makes a person liable for litigation costs incurred after rejection of a settlement offer if such person receives a judgment at trial that is significantly less favorable than the terms of the settlement offer. Sets forth a time frame within which claims related to any health care act or omission must be brought. Makes a health care practitioner or health care institution that provides emergency health care on a Good Samaritan basis immune from liability for damages caused by that care, except for willful or wanton negligence or more culpable misconduct.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Medical Justice Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr896 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112