H.R. 5656: Simon Crosier Act
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H.R. 5656: Simon Crosier Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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
Simon Crosier Act
Plain summary
Simon Crosier Act This bill requires hospitals and other health care providers, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, to have certain written policies and procedures in place that limit the implementation of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for unemancipated minors in accordance with specified criteria. Among other provisions, such policies and procedures must (1) require the informed consent of at least one parent and a reasonable attempt to contact the other parent before instituting a DNR order, (2) allow either parent to refuse to consent to a DNR order, and (3) allow a parent to transfer a minor to another facility after being informed of an intent to institute a DNR order.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] · 39 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Jim Banks (R-IN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Ron Estes (R-KS), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Andy Barr (R-KY), Brian Babin (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Roger Williams (R-TX), David Kustoff (R-TN), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), David Rouzer (R-NC), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), David G. Valadao (R-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5656.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5656 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117