3.0.0 4265 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z 2023-01-15T04:48:58Z House H HR 2004-05-04 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-05-04T16:34:40Z 2004-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000545 Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] MARK GREEN R WI 8 N Law Aircraft Aviation safety Commerce Corporate philanthropy Electronics Equipment and supplies Federal preemption Gifts Government Operations and Politics Liability (Law) Machinery Motor vehicles Nonprofit organizations Office buildings Office equipment and supplies Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare State courts State laws Torts Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works Law 00 2004-05-04 Introduced in House 2004-06-03T12:59:24Z Protects business entities from civil liability under Federal and State law for any injury or death resulting from: (1) the use of equipment donated to nonprofit organizations by such entities; (2) the authorized use of facilities made available to nonprofit organizations by such entities where the use occurs outside the scope of business; or (3) the authorized operation of aircraft or motor vehicles loaned to nonprofit organizations by such entities for use outside the scope of business. Creates an exception for injuries or death resulting from a business entity's gross negligence or intentional misconduct.

Preempts inconsistent State laws unless such laws provide additional protection for business entities or the State elects not to be covered by this Act. Makes the provisions of this Act inapplicable to civil actions in State court where all parties are citizens of the State and the State has opted out of coverage by such election.

]]> To provide that when a company makes a charitable donation of equipment, the company is generally not liable for harm later caused by that equipment, and for other purposes. Display Title To provide that when a company makes a charitable donation of equipment, the company is generally not liable for harm later caused by that equipment, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To provide that when a company makes a charitable donation of equipment, the company is generally not liable for harm later caused by that equipment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2004-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4265ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4265ih.xml 2004-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.