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HR9793Referred to Committee

To amend title 28 to include additional limitations on the intentional tort exception, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-20
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Brittany Pettersen
Brittany Pettersen
Democrat · CO · Representative
Votes with party: 96.6% (527 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$5k

Full profile: /officials/P000620

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-20

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would modify federal law to add new restrictions on when the government can be sued for intentional wrongdoing by its employees. Currently, there are limited exceptions that allow people to sue the federal government for intentional torts (deliberate harmful actions), and this bill would narrow those exceptions even further, making it harder for citizens to hold federal agencies and their workers accountable in court.

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