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H.R. 4194

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4194, the Limiting Liability for Critical Infrastructure Manufacturers Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 26, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) with 21 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4194 has 21 co-sponsors.

hb4194/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4194 IH: Limiting Liability for Critical Infrastructure Manufacturers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4194  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 26, 2025   Mrs. Miller-Meeks  (for herself,  Mr. Latta , and  Mr. Tiffany ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To make immune from liability any manufacturer of critical infrastructure for claims resulting from wildfire incidents, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Limiting Liability for Critical Infrastructure Manufacturers Act  .
2.
Finding
Congress finds that the manufacture of critical infrastructure is necessary to  strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure  (PPD–21, February 12, 2013).
3.
Limited liability
(a)
In general
Any manufacturer of critical infrastructure equipment shall be immune from suit and liability under Federal and State law with respect to all claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from wildfire incidents, absent proof the manufacturer engaged in willful misconduct in the design or production of such equipment.
(b)
Critical infrastructure defined
In this Act, the term  critical infrastructure  has the meaning given such term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5195(e) ).
(c)
Manufacturer defined
In this Act, the term  manufacturer  has the meaning given to those entities within the critical manufacturing sector pursuant to section 2220A(a)(2) of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To make immune from liability any manufacturer of critical infrastructure for claims resulting from wildfire incidents, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 4194, and 21 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4194 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 26, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4194 has taken 2 actions since Jun 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4194 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4194 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Limiting Liability for Critical Infrastructure Manufacturers Act — Display Title
  • Limiting Liability for Critical Infrastructure Manufacturers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To make immune from liability any manufacturer of critical infrastructure for claims resulting from wildfire incidents, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 7 firms and 33 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4194 in 29 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Torts, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Manufacturing, Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Small Business, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONTrade association of electrical equipment manufacturersVirginia28$200K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORSAssociation representing electrical parts distributors and manufacturersMissouri15$100K
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.—Missouri15—
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERSRepresenting companies in the property/casualty insurance marketDistrict of Columbia13$150K
S&C ELECTRICProvider of equipment and services for the electric power industriesIllinois13$90K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.15—
SCHOENING STRATEGIES15$100K
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION14—
S-3 GROUP14$200K
CGCN GROUP, LLC13$150K
DS2 GROUP, LLC13$90K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 33.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT115
DAVID DEFLAVIIS115
DAVID PEARCE115
DONALD GRIFFIN115
EDWARD ORLET115
MONA DOOLEY115
PALMER SCHOENING115
ROBERT GORDON115
SAM WHITFIELD115
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI115
THERESA PETTIGREW115
BRIAN PAPP114
CHRISTOPHER BUKI114
JOSE CEBALLOS114
KATE DICKENS114
KEVIN CASEY114
KRISTI REMINGTON114
MARTIN DELGADO114
MATT BRAVO114
OLIVIA KURTZ114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$630K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$515K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$450K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$450K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERSCGCN GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS-3 GROUP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERSCGCN GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS-3 GROUP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERSCGCN GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS-3 GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4194 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4194’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr4194/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com