H.R. 2542 · 118th Congress
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023
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This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for certain federal infrastructure and transportation development projects for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 6, 2023
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023
This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for certain federal infrastructure and transportation development projects for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. This applies to federally owned or operated projects and to projects receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development.
In any such claim, a state must apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury, and state law would otherwise apply absolute liability as the basis for such claim.
The bill applies to claims arising from projects in which a state or local government accepts federal financial assistance beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023
Latest action (Apr 6, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 6, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.