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H.R. 99

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 99, the Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 99 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb99/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 99 IH: Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 99  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID–19.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025  .
2.
Jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim alleging negligence arising from the transmission of COVID–19
In a Federal civil action that includes a claim alleging negligence arising from the transmission of COVID–19 and a request for damages, the court shall instruct a jury that—
(1)
the liability standard is the reasonable person standard,
(2)
a person is negligent if the person either does something that a reasonably careful person would not do in the same situation, or fails to do something that a reasonably careful person would do, in the same situation,
(3)
the act of opening a business, by itself, shall be considered to be reasonable as a matter of law, and
(4)
the negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb99/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 99 alone.

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 99 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 99 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 99 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 99 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 99 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHARLOTTE MCBIRNEY115
DANIEL HINKLE115
HEATHER SAGER115
JULIA DUNCAN115
LINDA LIPSEN115
SUSAN STEINMAN115
VICTOR DIAZ115
ELIZABETH FARRAR114
JUSTICE ESTRADA114
STEPHEN COFFEY114
THEODORE NASTASE114
ELLI SCHANK113
MOLLY CAREY112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 second_quarter$1.8M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 fourth_quarter$1.8M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2026 first_quarter$1.5M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 99 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 99’s is Law.

hr99/policy-areas.txt
LawAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 99 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Business ethics to Infectious and parasitic diseases.

hr99/subjects.txt
Business ethicsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnessesInfectious and parasitic diseases

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com