# 116-hr-6601: To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.

116-hr-6601, To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6601
- Congress: 116
- Title: To require a particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include a claim for damages based on negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires a specific jury instruction in civil actions in federal court that include a claim alleging negligence arising from the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and a request for damages. Specifically, a court must instruct the jury that negligence may not be found solely on the basis of holding oneself open for business.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6482: Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6601 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6601)

## Related
- [116-hr-6482: Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6482)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6601 (as of 2025-11-18).