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Week Ending September 16, 2005

H.R.3736 To protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

BRIEF

   The bill would establish that volunteers providing assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina would be exempt from liability for injuries resulting from providing that aid unless the injuries are caused by “willful, wanton, reckless or criminal conduct that constitutes a violation of a federal or state civil rights law.”

Sponsor: Representative James F. Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI-5^th)

Vote: Passed House by voice vote (September 13, 2005)

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

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