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,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,santos introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ,/ates to br+   
civil actions aga9/ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's
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,/ate z a result ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4
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z ! ,,ccp ,virus ,reimbursem5t ,= ,/ates
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au?oriz$ = ,/ates relat$ to ,,covid-#ai 
h>m  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( law 7includ+ *apt] #he (    
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 commonly
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,immunities ,act7 a ,/ate may br+ an    
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,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7b7 ,paym5t by     
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aw>d$1 ! ,/ate may seek an ord] f ! c\rt
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any int]e/ or debt ow$ by ! ,unit$      
,/ates to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 or f 
any am\nts made available to provide    
,unit$ ,/ates assi/ance to ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m h>m includes co/s       
associat$ )--  7#a7 ! paym5t ( ov]time  
to frontl9e work]s2  7#b7 pur*as+ masks 
& sanitiz+ products2  7#c7 pur*as+      
vacc9es2  7#d7 rese>* & developm5t2     
7#e7 develop+ ,,covid-#ai te/+ sites &  
te/+ individuals = ,,covid-#ai2  7#f7   
pur*as+ m$ical equipm5t relat$ to       
,,covid-#ai2  7#g7 unemploym5t paym5ts2 
&  7#h7 laws to provide o!r assi/ance   
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4