H.R. 5048 · 114th Congress
Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 114th Congress ended.
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- House Introduced Apr 26, 2016
- House Passed May 10, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · May 10, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to submit a report about the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP's) review of state and local Good Samaritan laws that exempt from criminal or civil liability any individual who administers an opioid overdose reversal drug or device or who contacts emergency services providers in response to an overdose. The report must: (1) address the extent to which the ONDCP has reviewed such Good Samaritan laws, including any findings related to the potential effects of such laws; (2) describe the ONDCP's efforts to encourage enactment of such laws; and (3) provide a compilation of such Good Samaritan laws in effect in states.
(Sec. 4) For purposes of the report, "opioid" means any drug, including heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016
Latest action (May 11, 2016): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 26, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Apr 26, 2016
- House Passed May 10, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.