# 115-hr-4572: Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act

115-hr-4572, Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4572
- Congress: 115
- Title: Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine, or another appropriate entity, to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities nationwide for public health emergencies, including natural disasters. The evaluations must review facilities' current policies, assess grant programs affecting these facilities, and recommend best practices.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6681: Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6236: Family Unity Rights and Protection Act
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4572 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4572)

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- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6236: Family Unity Rights and Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6236)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4572 (as of 2025-11-18).