House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017

H.R. 1876Introduced Apr 4, 2017Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Marsha Blackburn R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 4, 2017
Committee actionFeb 14, 2018
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 14, 2018 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1876.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1876, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017” on April 3, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 14, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 3, 2018 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53709
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April 3, 2018
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H.R. 1876, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. BLACKBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 58, April 4, 2017, Page H2697):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
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H.R. 1876, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1876
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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7a7c67ff4763abd58202fb97272da392bb0232d2fbc236f493ae8c2b091a6dec
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

87 cosponsors — 75 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 87 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Robert Brady (D-PA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Culberson (R-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Neal Dunn (R-FL), John Faso (R-NY), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and 57 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marsha Blackburn.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-7 district

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