contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. Procedural history The Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on May 23, 2013 by Rep. Joseph J. Heck (R, NV-3). It was referred to the United States House Committee on Natural Resources, the United States House Committee on Agriculture, the United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, and the United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. It was reported out of the Committee on Natural Resources alongside House Report 331 - part 1 on January 23, 2014. On January 24, 2014, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced the H.R. 2166 would be considered under a suspension of the rules on January 27, 2014. Debate and discussion Rep. Joe Heck said that he proposed the bill in response to two situations in Nevada where it had taken the federal government a year to get two groups of volunteers the correct permits to search for two missing men. The remains of murder victim Keith Goldberg were found by a private rescue firm within two hours, but only after waiting 15 months for the correct permits. Another man's remains were found in two days after a ten-month wait. Senator Dean Heller, who sponsored the bill in the Senate, argued that "the last thing families who have lost loved ones need is the federal government to stand in the way of recovering their remains." See also List of bills in the 113th United States Congress Parable of the Good Samaritan - origin of the phrase "Good Samaritan" Good Samaritan law - other Good Samaritan laws Notes/References External links Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 2166 beta.congress.gov H.R. 2166 GovTrack.us H.R. 2166 OpenCongress.org H.R. 2166 WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 2166 House Republican Conference's Legislative Digest on H.R. 2166 Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 2166 Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress