volkswagen
The automaker already agreed to pay $15.3 billion over its emissions scandal.
Vehicles from GM, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Jaguar and Daimler Vans will be affected.
The cars used sophisticated software to evade U.S. emission rules.
"This case has ingredients I've spent my life working on."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The bill would raise the bar for plaintiffs to join a class action, requiring each of them to have "suffered the same type and scope of injury."
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday filed a civil complaint against the German automaker in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
"Our emissions testing will in future be verified by internal and external third parties."
More Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche owners could face recalls of their cars.
