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      "title": "Volunteer Protection Act of 1997",
      "summary": "The Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (VPA),  P.L. 105-19 , became law on June 18, 1997, when\nthe\nPresident signed  S. 543 , 105th Congress. As passed by the Senate, this bill was\nidentical to  H.R. 911 , 105th Congress, as reported by the House Committee on the\nJudiciary on May 19, 1997 ( H.Rept. 105-101 ). The VPA, whose effective date is September 16,\n1997, immunizes individuals who do volunteer work for nonprofit organizations or governmental\nentities from liability for ordinary negligence in the course of their volunteer work. It also limits\npunitive damages and noneconomic damages against volunteers who are held liable. It does not\naffect the liability of nonprofit organizations or governmental entities. The purpose of the VPA is\nto encourage people to do volunteer work for such nonprofit organizations and governmental entities. \nHowever, it allows states affirmatively to declare it inapplicable to suits in their state in which all\nparties to the action are citizens of the state.",
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