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H.R. 1151 · 109th Congress

Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005

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138 cosponsors · 23 D, 115 R
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62 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to extend habeas corpus protections to persons who are subject to a court order authorizing or directing the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain the person's life.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 8, 2005

Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to extend habeas corpus protections to persons who are subject to a court order authorizing or directing the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment necessary to sustain the person's life.

Deems persons having custody in such cases to encompass parties so authorized or directed. States that there shall be no requirement to produce the body of the incapacitated person at the hearing.

Exempts from this Act those cases in which the incapacitated person indisputably executed a written advance directive while having capacity that clearly authorized the withholding or withdrawal of food, fluids, or necessary medical treatment.

Defines "incapacitated person" to mean an individual presently incapable of making relevant decisions concerning the provision, withholding, or withdrawal of food, fluids, or medical treatment under applicable State law.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005

Latest action (Mar 10, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 8, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.