United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5830 (101st)
Physician Liability Protection Act of 1990
Introduced
15 October 1990
Last action
30 October 1990 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6], FRED UPTON, Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25], Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Physician Liability Protection Act of 1990 - Amends part B (Peer Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide immunity from malpractice liability to physicians who follow the practice guidelines developed by the Administrator for Health Care Policy and Research.
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Timeline
15 October 1990
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
15 October 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 October 1990
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 October 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
30 October 1990
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 October 1990
Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] · R · Sponsor
- FRED UPTON · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clinger, William F., Jr. [R-PA-23] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/5830
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/5830
- us · 101-hr-5830 · source updated 3 June 2026