3.0.0 6151 2022-12-30T03:04:06Z 2022-12-30T03:04:06Z House HR 2021-12-07 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 211 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CUELLAR:H.R. 6151.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H7262]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T16:25:12Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T16:25:05Z Referred to 2021-12-07T17:01:50Z 2022-11-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2022-11-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-12-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 N G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2021-12-07 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2022-04-06 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2022-08-02 False Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-12-07 Introduced in House 2022-08-22T12:17:54Z Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021

This bill makes staging a collision with a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime and modifies legal procedures for suits arising from commercial motor vehicle accidents.

A person who operates a motor vehicle and intentionally collides with a commercial motor vehicle (or arranges for another person to cause such a collision) is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If the collision results in serious bodily injury or death, the prison term may not be less than 20 years.

With respect to legal procedures, the bill (1) requires a plaintiff in a suit concerning a bodily injury or death that involves one or more commercial motor vehicles to disclose the identity of any third party who is financing the litigation in exchange for a portion of the plaintiff's recovery, and (2) grants federal courts jurisdiction over such actions in cases where damages exceed $5 million.

]]> Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 Display Title Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6151ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6151ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.