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HR 6150 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Accidents Civil actions and liability Government liability Inflation and prices National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Railroads Transportation safety and security

To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 17, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 16, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Sep 16, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 16, 2010
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Sep 16, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases from $200 million to $500 million the aggregate allowable amount that can be awarded (liability cap) for a single passenger rail accident or incident that was proximately caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct of a defendant. (Current law limits to $200 million the aggregate allowable award to all rail passengers, against all defendants, for all claims, including claims for punitive damages, arising from a single accident or incident.)

Increases from $200 million to $500 million per accident or incident the mandatory total minimum insurance or self-insurance liability coverage Amtrak must maintain.

What's happening now September 17, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 30, 2010
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 23, 2010
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 23, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 16, 2010
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6150: To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6150/
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"H.R. 6150: To amend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6150/.
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H.R. 6150, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6150/.
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