House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025
Official title: 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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 99.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H39):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID19.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 99, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/99
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.