{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-secures-landmark-provision-in-ndaa-allowing-service-members-recourse-in-dod", "Hudson Secures Landmark Provision in NDAA Allowing Service Members Recourse in DOD Medical Malpractice", "2019-12-10", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Richard Hudson", "H001067", "hudson.house.gov", "hudson", "https://hudson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nDecember 10, 2019\n\nHudson Secures Landmark Provision in NDAA Allowing Service Members Recourse in DOD Medical Malpractice\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-NC), Fort Bragg\u2019s Congressman and a voice for veterans, released the following statement announcing the bipartisan Conference Report for the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision he helped secure to allow service members to seek compensation for medical malpractice unrelated to their military duties and caused by a Department of Defense health care provider:\n\n\u201cWhen I first met Rich and his family last year, I promised him I\u2019d work hard to fix the injustice of the Feres Doctrine,\u201d said Rep. Hudson. \u201cThis is a historic moment for Rich, his family and our men and women in uniform. It\u2019s about fairness and what\u2019s right, and I applaud Rich for his courage and tireless work to get this done. While there\u2019s still more work to do, this is a good start. I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation to help restore the civil rights of all service members.\u201d\n\nEarlier this year, Rep. Hudson introduced the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019, a bill named after a Moore County constituent and veteran.\n\nRep. Hudson and SFC Stayskal.\n\nAfter meeting with SFC Stayskal and hearing his story, Rep. Hudson introduced the bipartisan bill with his colleagues Reps. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Charlie Crist (D-FL). Currently, the Feres Doctrine, which originated in a 1950 Supreme Court case, prevents service members from having their day in court when malpractice by military health care providers unconnected to combat results in severe injury or even death.\n\nWhile the NDAA does not fully repeal the Feres Doctrine, it authorizes the Secretary of Defense to allow, settle, and pay an administrative claim against the United States for personal injury or death of a member of the uniformed services that was the result of medical malpractice caused by a Department of Defense health care provider. For the first time since 1950, U.S. military personnel would have legal recourse to seek payment from the military in cases of medical malpractice.\n\nSFC Stayskal developed terminal lung cancer after being misdiagnosed in a military health facility.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:45:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hudson.house.gov/press-releases/hudson-secures-landmark-provision-in-ndaa-allowing-service-members-recourse-in-dod"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1107788886874914, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}