H.R. 9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-06-11 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

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Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] · 126 cosponsors

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Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Jeff Crank (R-CO), David Kustoff (R-TN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brian Jack (R-GA), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), James Comer (R-KY), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Cory Mills (R-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mark Alford (R-MO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Randy Fine (R-FL), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Russell Fry (R-SC), August Pfluger (R-TX), David J. Taylor (R-OH), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mike Flood (R-NE), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Mike Bost (R-IL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL) and 66 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9298.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr9298 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills