[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7266

 To prohibit COVID-19 liability waiver enforceability for large indoor 
                              gatherings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2020

 Mr. Pocan (for himself and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit COVID-19 liability waiver enforceability for large indoor 
                              gatherings.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Refusal to Accept Losses or 
Liability In Every Situation Act'' or ``RALLIES Act''.

SEC. 2. COVID-19 LIABILITY WAIVERS UNENFORCEABLE FOR LARGE INDOOR 
              GATHERINGS.

    (a) In General.--Title 9 of the United States Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

       ``CHAPTER 4--WAIVER OF LIABILITY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

``Sec.
``401. COVID-19 liability waiver unenforceable for large indoor 
                            gatherings.
``Sec. 401. COVID-19 liability waiver unenforceable for large indoor 
              gatherings
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no agreement 
entered into waiving liability pertaining to contracting COVID-19 at an 
indoor gathering of more than 1,000 persons shall be valid or 
enforceable for an event occurring in a locality experiencing a 14-day 
increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.''.
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