# 117-hr-7016: General Motors Bailout Act of 2022

117-hr-7016, General Motors Bailout Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7016
- Congress: 117
- Title: General Motors Bailout Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Introduced: 2022-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

General Motors Bailout Act of 2022 This bill allows the plaintiffs of a 2015 lawsuit against the federal government relating to the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy to collect compensation from the government. The government must make lump-sum payments in specified amounts. (The lawsuit centered on the inability of the plaintiffs to seek relief from General Motors after the bankruptcy for injuries or deaths that occurred from defective vehicles before the bankruptcy.)

## Related bills

- 117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7016 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7016)

## Related
- [117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6833)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7791)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7016 (as of 2025-11-18).