To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB227D85E4A2749F3A21CFED4D663465B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Samaritan Efforts to Ensure Key Health Emergency and Life-saving Protections Act or the SEEK HELP Act.
- Section H8DE3CC6484C44FB19C9EE67F67418D6A: 2. Definitions In this Act— the term controlled substance has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); the...
- Section HFFC266908E9041D9A118C1C6A89150F3: 3. Good Samaritan protections for drug overdose responses Except as provided in paragraph (2), an individual shall not be liable in a civil action in a Federal...
- Section H5FFF1E9A3EC1409AA1B659542850BBC6: 4. Use of block grant funding for public awareness campaigns and initiatives A State receiving a grant under section 1921 of the Public Health Service Act (42...
- Section H400D52A6E25C466486A0A95563FDACC2: 5. GAO report to study effectiveness and implementation Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of Health and Human Services
an individual who— in good faith and a timely manner— seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing or reasonably appears to be experiencing a drug overdose
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