H.R. 5829: Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-29 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · 38 cosponsors

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Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Becca Balint (D-VT), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Josh Harder (D-CA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] reported raising $12.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr5829.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr5829 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118