H.R. 5331 · 119th Congress
Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2025
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This bill allows the plaintiffs of a 2015 lawsuit against the federal government relating to the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy to collect compensation from the government. The government must make lump-sum payments in specified amounts.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 11, 2025
Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2025
This bill allows the plaintiffs of a 2015 lawsuit against the federal government relating to the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy to collect compensation from the government. The government must make lump-sum payments in specified amounts. (The lawsuit centered on the inability of the plaintiffs to seek relief from General Motors after the bankruptcy for injuries or deaths that occurred from defective vehicles before the bankruptcy.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2025
Latest action (Sep 11, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 11, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.