3.0.0 2267 2023-01-11T13:24:53Z 2023-01-11T13:24:53Z House H HR 2013-06-05 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:H.R. 2267.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution(the Commerce Clause).[Page H3216]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-07-15T13:18:13Z Referred to 2013-06-05T14:01:40Z 2013-07-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-06-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2013-06-05 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2013-06-05 True C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2013-06-19 False Law Alternative and renewable resources Civil actions and liability Federal district courts Government liability Jurisdiction and venue Motor fuels Law 00 2013-06-05 Introduced in House 2013-06-12T14:49:54Z American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 - Deems a claim for liability against a qualified entity as a claim against the United States for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the use of transportation fuel containing ethanol in concentrations greater than 10% to operate an internal combustion engine. Abrogates U.S. sovereign immunity and makes the United States exclusively liable for such claims. Limits awards to actual damages sustained by a claimant.

Defines "qualified entity" to mean an entity engaged in the manufacture, use, sale, or distribution of: (1) transportation fuel or renewable fuel, or (2) products which use transportation fuel.

Grants U.S. district courts exclusive jurisdiction of any civil actions on such claims.

]]> American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 Display Title American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To make the United States exclusively liable for certain claims of liability to the extent such liability is a claim for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2267ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2267ih.xml 2013-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.