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Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2542| House 
| Updated: 4/6/2023
Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Claudia Tenney (Republican)Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023 This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for certain federal infrastructure and transportation development projects for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. This applies to federally owned or operated projects and to projects receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development. In any such claim, a state must apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury, and state law would otherwise apply absolute liability as the basis for such claim. The bill applies to claims arising from projects in which a state or local government accepts federal financial assistance beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8222
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1300
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8222
    Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1300
    Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021


  • April 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 6, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Transportation and Public Works

Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2542| House 
| Updated: 4/6/2023
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023 This bill precludes absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for certain federal infrastructure and transportation development projects for any injury associated with an elevation- or gravity-related risk occurring on those projects. This applies to federally owned or operated projects and to projects receiving federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development. In any such claim, a state must apply a liability standard that considers the comparative negligence of the injured person when such negligence is a proximate cause of an injury, and state law would otherwise apply absolute liability as the basis for such claim. The bill applies to claims arising from projects in which a state or local government accepts federal financial assistance beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-8222
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-1300
Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-8222
    Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-1300
    Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021


  • April 6, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 6, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams

Republican Representative

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Claudia Tenney (Republican)Nicholas A. Langworthy (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted