# 119-s-1701: STORM Act

119-s-1701, STORM Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1701
- Congress: 119
- Title: STORM Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**The STORM Act would create a federal framework to mobilize private health care workforce platforms during declared emergencies.** It would let the President certify private technology platforms that connect credentialed independent-contractor clinicians to surge needs, back limited licensure waivers, and provide targeted liability protections to speed deployments. - Workers: Independent-contractor health care workers with a valid license in at least one state could be deployed through certified platforms and potentially receive state licensure waivers subject to model procedures, background checks, and expedited deployment rules. - Patients and communities: Local health systems could get faster access to vetted clinicians during emergencies through private platforms that the federal government can use to fill surge staffing gaps. - Platforms and states: The President may certify platforms for agreements of not less than 1 year, issue implementing regulations, and must coordinate with states on waiver adoption. The law also requires a report to Congress starting 1 year after enactment and annually thereafter describing waivers and deployments.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster state waivers for health workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the President could work with States during an emergency to help waive state licensure rules for out-of-state contractor health workers. Waivers would apply only to workers using a platform with a presidential agreement and who hold a license in at least one State. The President would i…
- Liability rules for emergency health workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would limit civil liability for independent contractor health workers and platforms when they act under this title and follow it or reasonably try to follow it. The limits would not apply for willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith. In some qualifying emergencies, pr…
- Federal certification for healthcare platforms: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would define private "health care workforce platforms" and independent contractor health workers. The President could certify platforms and sign voluntary agreements with them. Any agreement could let the Federal Government use a certified platform during declared emergencies.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4328: FLEX Act
- 119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1701 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1701)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-4328: FLEX Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4328)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1701 (as of 2025-12-20).