SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/20/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-20Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2019-04-30Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-04-30Introduced in House
- 2019-04-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-30 (00)
SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019
This bill allows claims to be brought against the United States for damages relating to the personal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces arising out of a negligent or wrongful act or omission in providing medical, dental, or related health care functions at a military medical treatment facility. However, the bill does not apply to care provided at a medical treatment location deployed in an area of armed combat.
Cosponsors (16)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- Paul Mitchell (R-MI)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Government liability
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Tax reform and tax simplification
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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