,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dadb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,santos introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a cause (      
action = any ,unit$ ,/ates national :o  
lo/ a relative due to ,,covid-#ai4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,ccp ,wrongful ,dea? ,acc\ntability    
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,cause ( action  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 a ,unit$ ,/ates national1 if an    
imm$iate relative ( t national has di$ (
 ,,covid-#ai1 may1 9 a civil action     
aga9/ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a1 recov]        
appropriate relief4  7b7 ,action by     
citiz5 ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law 7includ+ *apt] #he (    
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 commonly
 ref]r$ to z ! ,=eign ,sov]eign         
,immunities ,act7 a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates may br+ an action = damages 9 an 
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates aga9/ ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's       

,republic ( ,*9a = h>m suff]$ by !      
citiz5 z a result ( ! ,,covid-#ai       
p&emic4  7c7 ,paym5t by ,unit$ ,/ates   
,if an individual is aw>d$ damages 9 an 
action "u ?is section1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has n satisfi$   
su* aw>d be=e ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! 
date on :i* ! damages 7 aw>d$1 !        
individual may seek an ord] f ! c\rt    
direct+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pay su* aw>d 
to ! individual4 ,! paym5t by ! ,unit$  
,/ates ( any su* aw>d %all be d$uct$ f  
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  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,h>m ,! 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  7#b7 ,imm$iate relative ,! t]m
 imm$iate relative means a bro!r1 si/]1 
"m1 or fa!r1 ei!r biological or adopt$4