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Revises section 241 by replacing subsection (a) with new language labeled '(a) Prohibited activities and penalties' and by adding a new subsection (b) 'Actions by State attorneys generals' that authorizes the Attorney General of a State to commence a civil parens patriae action in federal district court on behalf of natural persons residing in the State when the State AG has reasonable cause to believe any person or group suffered bodily injury, serious bodily injury, or death resulting from conduct constituting a violation of this section; authorizes courts in such actions to award temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief, and to award compensatory or punitive damages if the plaintiff shows the defendant's conduct was malicious, oppressive, or in reckless disregard of the plaintiff's rights.
Revises section 242 by replacing subsection (a) with new language labeled '(a) Prohibited activities and penalties' and by adding a new subsection (b) 'Actions by State attorneys generals' that authorizes the Attorney General of a State to commence a civil parens patriae action in federal district court on behalf of natural persons residing in the State when the State AG has reasonable cause to believe any person or group is being, has been, or may be injured by conduct constituting a violation of this section; authorizes courts in such actions to award temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief, and to award compensatory or punitive damages if the plaintiff shows the defendant's conduct was malicious, oppressive, or in reckless disregard of the plaintiff's rights.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced February 10, 2026 by Cory Anthony Booker · Last progress February 10, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate