119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 3, 2025
Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 3, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Law
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 3, 2025)
Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025
This bill requires a specific jury instruction in a federal civil action for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.
Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Business ethics · Cardiovascular and respiratory health · Civil actions and liability · Emergency medical services and trauma care · Evidence and witnesses · Infectious and parasitic diseases
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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6 citations.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Torts
$1,580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egislation related to compensation for Vieques residents. H.R.1656 PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025. S. 907 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 99 Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025. H.R.3509 Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act. S.34…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Torts
$1,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egislation related to compensation for Vieques residents. H.R.1656 PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025. S. 907 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 99 Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025. H.R.3509 Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act. S.34…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Torts
$1,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egislation related to compensation for Vieques residents. H.R.1656 PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025. S. 907 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 99 Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025. H.R.3509 Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Torts
$1,770,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egislation related to compensation for Vieques residents. H.R.1656 PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025. S. 907 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 99 Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025. H.R.3509 Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Torts
$1,360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egislation related to compensation for Vieques residents. H.R.1656 PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025. S. 907 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 99 Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025. H.R.3509 Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Torts
$1,370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…egislation related to compensation for Vieques residents. H.R.1656 PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025. S. 907 Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025. H.R. 99 Protecting Businesses From Frivolous COVID Lawsuits Act of 2025. H.R. 3132 CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing