H.R. 612

119 HR 612 IH: Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 612  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 22, 2025   Ms. Escobar  (for herself,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mr. Carson ,  Mr. Tonko ,  Mr. Vargas ,  Ms. McCollum ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Mr. Connolly ,  Mr. Casten ,  Mrs. Beatty ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Ms. Sherrill ,  Mr. Swalwell ,  Ms. Brown ,  Mrs. Watson Coleman ,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Ms. Williams of Georgia ,  Mrs. Sykes ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Mrs. Torres of California ,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Bynum ,  Mr. Frost ,  Mrs. Fletcher ,  Ms. Barragán ,  Mrs. Hayes ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Mr. Grijalva ,  Ms. Bonamici ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Ms. Clarke of New York ,  Mr. Quigley ,  Mr. Takano ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mr. Morelle ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Ms. Stansbury ,  Mr. Keating ,  Ms. Ansari ,  Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Ms. Leger Fernandez ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mr. Peters ,  Mr. Schneider ,  Mr. Lieu ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Ms. Adams ,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , and  Ms. Wasserman Schultz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health care providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025  .
2.
Grants to health care providers to enhance security
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq. ) (as amended by  Public Law 117–328 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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Grants to health care providers to enhance security
(a)
In general
The Secretary may award grants to health care providers to pay for security services and otherwise enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients to ensure safe access.
(b)
Use of funds
A health care provider receiving a grant under this section may use the grant to pay the costs of necessary security services and enhancements to physical access and cyber security, including video surveillance camera systems, data privacy enhancements, and structural improvements.
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