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HR 304 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Accidents Civil actions and liability Government liability 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: January 18, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 18, 2011
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.
Jan 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases from $200 million to $275 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 (except a defendant that is governmental entity such as Amtrak). (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.)

What's happening now February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 26, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 304: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-304/
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"H.R. 304: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-304/.
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H.R. 304, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-304/.
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[H.R. 304: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-304/)
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