# 119-hr-5331: Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2025

119-hr-5331, Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status introduced (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5331
- Congress: 119
- Title: Auto Bailout Accident Victims Recovery Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**Provides federal payments and removes time limits for a narrow set of GM-related injury claims.** This bill would let certain people who filed proofs in the 2009 GM bankruptcy pursue Takings Clause claims without time limits and require the United States to pay specified compensation if claims are resolved. - Families and injured people named in the Campbell complaint who filed proofs in the Motors Liquidation bankruptcy could receive a lump-sum equal to 2.5 times their allowed claim plus interest at 3.5 percent per year compounded quarterly and court-approved attorney fees and costs. - Eligible Takings Clause suits tied to that specific complaint would not be subject to any statute of limitations, allowing claims regardless of how much time has passed. - The Attorney General must report to Congress within 60 days after enactment if a settlement agreement has not been submitted, and payments would be made under 31 U.S.C. 1304.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cash payouts for General Motors accident victims: benefit, high. If enacted, certain GM accident victims in the 2015 Campbell case would get a one-time cash payment. You would be eligible only if you filed a proof of claim in the GM bankruptcy for death or injury tied to alleged defects in vehicles or parts made on or before June 1, 2009, and you are a plaintiff…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act
- 119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [119-hr-5331 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5331)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-5745: Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5745)
- [119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2192)
- [119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2189)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5331 (as of 2026-10-15).