LIABLE Act

Bill: 118-hr-7551
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2024-03-05
Policy area: Law
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered Act or the LIABLE Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers from being immune under federal law from lawsuits relating to their vaccines.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits any federal law from providing immunity for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers from civil suits or liability, or limiting liability, with respect to the administration or use of their vaccines. Additionally, individuals may not be precluded from bringing a civil suit against a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer because the individual sought or received compensation through specified federal vaccine injury compensation programs, nor does the bill preclude individuals from seeking compensation through these programs.</p> <p>The bill applies to vaccine administrations that occur before, on, or after the bill's date of enactment.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7551 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2024 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Massie , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Norman , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Harris , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Crane , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Biggs , and Mr. DesJarlais ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit any Federal law from making the manufacturer of a COVID–19 vaccine immune from suit or liability, or limiting the liability of such a manufacturer, with respect to claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the administration to or the use by an individual of a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let Injured Americans Be Legally Empowered Act or the LIABLE Act . 2. No Federal immunity from, or limitation on, liability for manufacturers for loss caused by a COVID–19 vaccine (a) In general No Federal law, including sections 319F–3, 2111, and 2122 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6d, 300aa–11, 300aa–22), may make the manufacturer of a COVID–19 vaccine immune from suit or liability, or limit the liability of such a manufacturer, with respect to claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the administration to or the use by an individual of a COVID–19 vaccine. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit an individual from seeking compensation through the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program under section 319F–4 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–6e ) or the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under subtitle 2 of title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–10 et seq. ). (c) Relation to other programs An individual shall not be precluded from bringing a civil action for claims described in subsection (a) on the basis of such individual having sought or received compensation through the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program under section 319F–4 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–6e ) or the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under subtitle 2 of title XXI of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–10 et seq. ). (d) Definition The term COVID–19 vaccine means a vaccine licensed or otherwise authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to prevent, mitigate, or limit— (1) the harm from COVID–19; or (2) the transmission of SARS–CoV–2 or a virus mutating therefrom. (e) Retroactive applicability This Act applies without regard to whether the adminstration or use of a COVID–19 vaccine occurs before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.