Bill Sponsors: US SB1578 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Bill Title: A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8867) [SB1578 Detail]
Text: Not Available
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8867) [SB1578 Detail]
Text: Not Available
Sponsors
| Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography | BioGuide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Patrick Leahy [D] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-VT | OpenSecrets | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
| Senator George LeMieux [R] | Sponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-FL | OpenSecrets | N/A | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart | BioGuide |
