3.0.0 8222 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z 2023-01-11T13:45:00Z House HR 2020-09-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 157 (Friday, September 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JACOBS:H.R. 8222.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the powergranted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ofthe United States Constitution.[Page H4337]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-11T17:01:10Z 2020-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000020 Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Jacobs R NY 27 N R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2020-09-11 True Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Government buildings, facilities, and property Infrastructure development Transportation programs funding Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-09-11 Introduced in House 2020-10-01T15:58:17Z Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020

This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects that are federally owned or operated or are receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. In any such claim, a state shall apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person, when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury.

]]> Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 Display Title Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8222ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8222ih.xml 2020-09-11 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.