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H.R. 2135: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013

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H.R. 2135: Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · 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 Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013

Plain summary

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand immunity from civil liability related to automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs), including by giving immunity to: (1) a person who owns, occupies, or manages the premises from which an AED is taken or at which an AED is used or attempted to be used on a victim of a perceived medical emergency; and (2) the owner-acquirer of an AED for any harm resulting from the use or attempted use of such device, unless the harm was proximately caused by the failure of the owner-acquirer to properly maintain the device according to the guidelines of the device manufacturer. Applies immunity regardless of whether: (1) the AED is marked with cautionary signage or registered with any government; or (2) the person who used or attempted to use the AED complied with such signage, had received training on such use, or was assisted or supervised by any other person, including a licensed physician.

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Official text

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Juan Vargas (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2135 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113