# 114-hr-373: Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act

114-hr-373, Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-373
- Congress: 114
- Title: Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
- Introduced: 2015-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act Directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated. Sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission. Requires Interior and USDA to develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and expedite and accelerate mission efforts for missing individuals.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] (R-NV), 2015-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2015-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league…
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## Sources
- [114-hr-373 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/373)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3516)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-373 (as of 2025-11-18).