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Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers to enhance physical and cyber security at their facilities. The grants may be used to pay for security services, video surveillance systems, data privacy enhancements, and structural improvements to ensure safe access for patients and personnel. The bill allows flexible use of funds for various security enhancements at health care facilities.
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Sponsor (1)
72 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA)
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA)
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT)
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Veronica Escobar’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $13,980
- INVARIANT $10,100
- HUNT COMPANIES INC. $9,900
- TRI-STATE COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE $9,100
- WESTSTAR BANK $8,850
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Veronica Escobar → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 22, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jan 22, 2025 Introduced in House
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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. Velazquez, 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. Barragan, 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.
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 “Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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:
“SEC. 399V-8. 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.”. <all>
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