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HR 2542 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023

Introduced: April 6, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now April 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2