Pandemic Liability Protection Act

United States116th CongressHR-7179House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 11, 2020

Summary

Pandemic Liability Protection Act This bill exempts certain health care and food providers from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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