STORM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6539 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6539 To permit the use of health care workforce platforms during declared emergencies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To permit the use of health care workforce platforms during declared emergencies, and for other purposes. 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 ``Strategic Teams for Organized Response Mobilization Act'' or the ``STORM Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE PLATFORMS DURING STATE OF EMERGENCY. Title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 504. HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE PLATFORMS. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Emergency.--The term `emergency' means an emergency declared under section 501. ``(2) Health care workforce platform.--The term `health care workforce platform' means a private entity technology platform that-- ``(A) partners with credentialed independent contractor health care workers; ``(B) has the capability to facilitate health care workforce surge capacity during an emergency; and ``(C) is self-sustaining during times other than those in which an emergency is declared. ``(3) Independent contractor health care worker.--The term `independent contractor health care worker' means a health care professional who-- ``(A) holds a valid license to practice as a health care professional in not less than 1 State; ``(B) provides health care servic