,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,h9son 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,b>rett7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide = ,f$]al       
di/rict c\rt jurisdiction = highway     
accid5t actions aga9/ int]/ate motor    
c>ri]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,=um ,acc\ntability &       
,integrity 9 ,roadway ,truck+ ,act or ! 
,,fair ,truck+ ,act4  #b4 ,f$]al di/rict
 c\rt jurisdiction = highway accid5t    
actions aga9/ int]/ate motor c>ri]s  7a7
 ,application ( ,f$]al jurisdiction     
,section #accb ( title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subsection 7e7 z subsection  
7f72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7d7 ! foll[+3  7e7  7#a7 ,! di/rict     
c\rts %all h orig9al jurisdiction ( any 
civil action--  7,a7 alleg+ bodily h>m  
or loss ( life involv+ "o or m comm]cial

 motor vehicles1 z def9$ 9 section      
#caaja ( title #di1 op]at+ on a public  
road 9 int]/ate comm]ce2  7,b7 9 :i* !  
matt] 9 controv]sy exce$s ! sum or value
 ( #e1jjj1jjj1 exclusive ( int]e/ &     
co/s2 &  7,c7 is a civil action 9 :i*-- 
7i7 any pla9tiff is a citiz5 ( a ,/ate  
diff]5t f any def5dant2  7ii7 any       
pla9tiff is a =eign /ate or a citiz5 or 
subject ( a =eign /ate & any def5dant is
 a citiz5 ( a ,/ate2 or  7iii7 any      
pla9tiff is a citiz5 ( a ,/ate & any    
def5dant is a =eign /ate or a citiz5 or 
subject ( a =eign /ate4  7#b7 ,citiz5%ip
 ( pla9tiffs %all be det]m9$ = purposes 
( p>agraph 7#a7 z ( ! date ( fil+ ( !   
compla9t or am5d$ compla9t1 or1 if !    
case /at$ by ! initial plead+ is n      
subject to ,f$]al jurisdiction1 z ( !   
date ( s]vice by pla9tiffs ( an am5d$   
plead+1 motion1 or o!r pap]1 indicat+ ! 
exi/5ce ( ,f$]al jurisdiction4  7#c7 ,= 
purposes ( ?is subsection1 an           
un9corporat$ association %all be deem$  
to be a citiz5 ( ! ,/ate :]e x has its  

pr9cipal place ( bus9ess & ! ,/ate "u ^:
 laws x is organiz$4  4