US Congress House Bill 523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 14 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

American Fuel Protection Act of 2011 - Deems a claim for liability against a qualified entity as a claim against the United States for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the use of transportation fuel containing ethanol in concentrations greater than 10% to operate an internal combustion engine. Abrogates U.S. sovereign immunity and makes the United States exclusively liable for such claims. Limits awards to actual damages sustained by a claimant. Defines "qualified entity" to mean an entity engaged in the manufacture, use, sale, or distribution of: (1) transportation fuel or renewable fuel, or (2) products which use transportation fuel. Grants U.S. district courts exclusive jurisdiction of any civil actions on such claims.

American Fuel Protection Act of 2011

Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.

Rep Green, Gene

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN00523:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr523ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr523ih.pdf