Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department

House Bill

H.R. 2936

119th Congress

Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department

In Committee

Introduced:Aug 15, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Henry Cuellar

D - TX

Cosponsors

2

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Summary

This bill aims to crack down on people who intentionally cause collisions with commercial trucks, and it changes some legal procedures for lawsuits related to commercial vehicle accidents. It makes staging a collision with a commercial truck a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. It also requires plaintiffs in these lawsuits to disclose if any other companies are financing their case and gives federal courts more jurisdiction over these cases.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to crack down on people who intentionally cause collisions with commercial trucks, and it changes some legal procedures for lawsuits related to commercial vehicle accidents. It makes staging a collision with a commercial truck a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. It also requires plaintiffs in these lawsuits to disclose if any other companies are financing their case and gives federal courts more jurisdiction over these cases.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Highway Accident Fairness Act of 2023 This bill makes staging a collision with a commercial motor vehicle a federal crime and modifies legal procedures for suits arising from commercial motor vehicle accidents.A person who is operating a motor vehicle and intentionally causes a collision with a commercial motor vehicle (or arranges for another person to cause such a collision) is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 20 years, or both. If the collision results in serious bodily injury or death, the prison term may not be less than 20 years.With respect to legal procedures, the bill requires a plaintiff, in a suit in state or federal court concerning a bodily injury or death that involves one or more commercial motor vehicles, to disclose the identity of any commercial enterprise (other than the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney) that has the right to receive a portion of the plaintiff's recovery (e.g., commercial enterprises that are financing the litigation in exchange for a portion of the recovery). The bill also grants federal courts jurisdiction over such actions in certain cases where damages exceed $5 million. These provisions apply to any case pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of the bill's enactment.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Makes staging a collision with a commercial truck a federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison
Requires plaintiffs in lawsuits over commercial vehicle accidents to disclose if any other companies are financing their case
Gives federal courts more jurisdiction over lawsuits involving commercial vehicle accidents where damages exceed $5 million

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily impact two groups - people who intentionally cause collisions with commercial trucks, and plaintiffs in lawsuits over commercial vehicle accidents. If enacted, it could deter people from staging dangerous accidents, and it could make it harder for plaintiffs to keep details about their legal financing private. This could affect both individual accident victims and the companies involved in their cases.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2936, 119th Congress (2025). "Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-2936