United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2703 (113th)
Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013
Introduced
17 July 2013
Last action
19 July 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a health professional volunteer providing primary health care to an individual at a community health center to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise from providing services to patients. Sets forth conditions for such liability protection, including: (1) the service is provided to the individual at a community health center or through offsite programs or events carried out by such center; and (2) the health care practitioner does not receive any compensation for providing the service, except repayment for reasonable expenses. Considers an entity as sponsoring the health care practitioner if the entity submits an application to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Secretary determines that the health care practitioner is deemed to be an employee of the Public Health Service. Requires the Attorney General to submit to Congress an estimate of the amount of claims (together with related fees and expenses of witnesses) that, by reason of the actions or omissions of health professional volunteers, will be paid pursuant to this Act annually. Requires the Secretary to transfer such estimated amount from the claims fund to the appropriate accounts in the Treasury, subject to the extent of amounts in the fund. Makes this Act effective on October 1, 2014.
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Timeline
17 July 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 July 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 July 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013
- related to ← Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2703
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2703
- us · 113-hr-2703 · source updated 5 December 2025