H.R. 9608 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9608 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 16, 2024Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To make immune from liability any manufacturer of critical infrastructure for claims resulting from wildfire incidents, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Limiting Liability for Critical Infrastructure Manufacturers Act. 2. Finding Congress finds that the manufacture of critical infrastructure is necessary to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure (PPD–21, February 12, 2013). 3. Limited liability (a) In general Any manufacturer of critical infrastructure equipment shall be immune from suit and liability under Federal and State law with respect to all claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from wildfire incidents, absent proof the manufacturer engaged in willful misconduct in the design or production of such equipment. (b) Critical infrastructure defined In this Act, the term critical infrastructure has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195(e)).