Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1466 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1466 To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2025 Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Soto, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Cline, and Mr. Beyer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify liability protections regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Establishing a nationally uniform baseline of protection from civil liability for persons who use automated external defibrillators (in this section referred to as ``AEDs'') in perceived medical emergencies, who own or hold other property interests in AEDs used in perceived medical emergencies, or who own, occupy, or manage premises in which an AED is used or from which an AED is taken for use in a perceived medical emergency will encourage the deployment of additional AEDs, which will ultimately save lives that would otherwise have been lost to cardiac arrest. (2) The current patchwork of State ``Good Samaritan'' laws provides incomplete, inconsistent, and, in some instances, inadequate protection for entities considering the acquisition or deployment of AEDs. In these circumstances, concerns about potential liability resulting from the good-faith acquisiti