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H.R. 99 119th Congress House

Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025

Official title: To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Andy Biggs Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Law Business ethicsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025

This bill requires a specific jury instruction in a federal civil action for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.

Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 99: Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-99/
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"H.R. 99: Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-99/.
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H.R. 99, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-99/.
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