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H.R. 548: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017

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H.R. 548: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-13 · Health · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kelly (PA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the primary sponsor of H.R. 548, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kelly (PA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the primary sponsor of H.R. 548, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. 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

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017

Plain summary

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency or post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2016.

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Official text

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Andy Barr (R-KY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Sam Graves (R-MO), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Jason Smith (R-MO) and 3 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr548 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115