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To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Federal district court jurisdiction for highway accident actions against interstate motor carriers.
Summary
This bill amends federal jurisdiction law to grant federal district courts jurisdiction over civil actions alleging bodily harm or loss of life involving commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce on public roads, when the amount in controversy exceeds $5,000,000 and there is diversity of citizenship between parties (such as parties from different states or involving foreign states). Currently, such cases can typically only be brought in state courts unless they meet existing federal jurisdiction requirements. The bill establishes procedures for determining citizenship of plaintiffs and defendants, including special rules for unincorporated associations. This change allows certain large-value highway accident cases involving commercial trucks to be filed directly in federal court rather than state court.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
6 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Sep 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Sep 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 10, 2025
Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Mr. Barrett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Federal district court jurisdiction for highway accident actions against interstate motor carriers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway Trucking Act” or the “FAIR Trucking Act”.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION FOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENT ACTIONS AGAINST INTERSTATE MOTOR CARRIERS.
(a) Application of Federal Jurisdiction.—Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
“(e)(1) The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action—
“(A) alleging bodily harm or loss of life involving one or more commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31101 of title 49, operating on a public road in interstate commerce;
“(B) in which the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $5,000,000, exclusive of interest and costs; and
“(C) is a civil action in which—
“(i) any plaintiff is a citizen of a State different from any defendant;
“(ii) any plaintiff is a foreign state or a citizen or subject of a foreign state and any defendant is a citizen of a State; or
“(iii) any plaintiff is a citizen of a State and any defendant is a foreign state or a citizen or subject of a foreign state.
“(2) Citizenship of plaintiffs shall be determined for purposes of paragraph (1) as of the date of filing of the complaint or amended complaint, or, if the case stated by the initial pleading is not subject to Federal jurisdiction, as of the date of service by plaintiffs of an amended pleading, motion, or other paper, indicating the existence of Federal jurisdiction.
“(3) For purposes of this subsection, an unincorporated association shall be deemed to be a citizen of the State where it has its principal place of business and the State under whose laws it is organized.”. <all>
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