# 116-hr-7179: Pandemic Liability Protection Act

116-hr-7179, Pandemic Liability Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7179
- Congress: 116
- Title: Pandemic Liability Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pandemic Liability Protection Act This bill exempts certain health care and food providers from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7710: Open Schools Responsibly Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8117: Support Peaceful Protest Act
- 116-hr-7208: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7179 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7179)

## Related
- [116-hr-7710: Open Schools Responsibly Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7710)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8757)
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8117: Support Peaceful Protest Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8117)
- [116-hr-7208: PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7208)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7179 (as of 2025-11-18).