RALLIES Act

Bill: 116-hr-7266
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-18
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Refusal to Accept Losses or Liability In Every Situation Act or RALLIES Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes unenforceable any liability waiver pertaining to contracting COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) at an indoor gathering of more than 1,000 people in a locality experiencing a 14-day increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7266 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 A BILL To prohibit COVID-19 liability waiver enforceability for large indoor gatherings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refusal to Accept Losses or Liability In Every Situation Act or RALLIES Act . 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: 4 Waiver of Liability During COVID-19 Pandemic Sec. 401. COVID-19 liability waiver unenforceable for large indoor gatherings. 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. .