,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gagi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,murphy of ,north ,carolina 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,harris7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide liability protection
 for covered providers during the       
,,covid-#ai outbreak1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,pandemic ,liability
 ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,protection from
 liability for covered providers in     
certain civil actions relating to       
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subsection 7b71 a covered   
provider who operated during a public   
health emergency with respect to        
,,covid-#ai declared pursuant to section
 #cai of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 shall not be
 liable under ,federal or ,state law for
 any act or omission of such covered    
provider with respect to any harm       

arising from exposure to1 or infection  
by1 the virus that causes ,,covid-#ai4  
7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 does not 
apply if the harm was caused by an act  
or omission constituting willful or     
criminal misconduct1 gross negligence1  
reckless misconduct1 or a conscious     
flagrant indifference to the rights or  
safety of the individual harmed by the  
covered provider4  7c7 ,preemption ,this
 section preempts the laws of a ,state  
or any political subdivision of a ,state
 to the extent that such laws are       
inconsistent with this section1 unless  
such laws provide greater protection    
from liability4  7d7 ,covered provider  
defined ,in this ,act1 the term covered 
provider means any of the following3    
7#a7 ,a healthcare provider which       
includes a nursing home1 health care    
clinic1 pharmacy1 hospital1 outpatient  
center1 blood donation center1 and      
urgent care center4  7#b7 ,a food       
provider which includes an owner or     
operator of a farm1 fishery1 food       

processing plant1 food packaging plant1 
restaurant1 and grocery store4