{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-6151","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":6151,"title":"Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2021-12-07","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001063","fullName":"Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]","party":"D","state":"TX","district":28}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2022-11-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security."},"policyArea":"Transportation and Public Works","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2022-11-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-11-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-12-07","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-12-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-12-07","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><strong>Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2025-01-03T07:36:43Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":574,"ts":"2026-04-15T20:58:07.942Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Highway%20Accident%20Fairness%20Act%20of%202021"}]}}