3.0.0 1360 2020-02-10T16:50:50Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2005-03-17 109 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba16 Capital Markets Subcommittee Referred to 2005-05-19T15:57:40Z Referred to 2005-03-17T15:09:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-29T14:56:27Z Referred to 2005-03-17T15:09:35Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-22T20:29:11Z Referred to 2005-03-17T15:09:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-14T20:39:51Z Referred to 2005-03-17T15:09:30Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-03-17T15:09:20Z Asbestos Compensation Fairness Act of 2005 109 1957 HR 2005-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 109 852 S 2006-02-14 Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. Related bill CRS FAIR Act of 2006 109 3274 S 2006-06-07 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-594. Related bill CRS 2005-05-19 hsba16 Capital Markets Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Committee 2005-04-29 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2005-04-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2005-04-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2005-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2005-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E506) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 N B000220 Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] CHARLES BASS R NH F. 2 2005-03-17 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2005-03-17 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2005-03-17 True K000358 Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MARK KENNEDY R MN R. 6 2005-03-17 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2005-03-17 True C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2005-05-23 False S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 2005-05-26 False S001161 Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7] John Schwarz R MI J.H. "Joe" 7 2005-05-26 False W000268 Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] CURT WELDON R PA 7 2006-02-08 False Law Administrative procedure Advice and consent of the Senate Affiliated corporations Air pollution control Appellate procedure Armed Forces and National Security Asbestos Auditing Bankruptcy Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Claims Class actions (Civil procedure) Collection of accounts Commerce Commercial arbitration Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporate reorganizations Cost of living adjustments Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of Labor Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental law enforcement Estates (Law) Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Health Health education Injunctions Insurance companies Interest Judicial review Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Legal fees Liability (Law) Limitation of actions Lung cancer Lung diseases Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Montana Occupational health and safety Personnel records Physical examinations Physicians Presidential appointments Presidential commissions Product safety Prosecution Punitive damages Refuse and refuse disposal Reinsurance Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Sentencing guidelines Small business Smoking State laws Sunset legislation Supreme Court Veterans' benefits Workers' compensation X-rays Law 00 2005-03-17 Introduced in House 2005-04-19T14:18:28Z Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 or FAIR Act of 2005 - Establishes within the Department of Labor the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation, to be headed by an Administrator responsible for processing claims for compensation for asbestos-related injuries and managing the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund (Fund) (established within such Office).

Authorizes the Administrator to establish a Medical Advisory Committee. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish an Advisory Committee on Asbestos Disease Compensation; (2) establish a comprehensive asbestos claimant assistance program that includes legal assistance; and (3) appoint physicians to claim-specific Physicians Panels.

Establishes: (1) procedures for handling claims of asbestos-related disease and injury; (2) medical evidence auditing and review procedures and applicable medical criteria; and (3) award amounts and payment methods. Imposes a general four-year statute of limitations for filing claims, with special provisions for pending claims and multiple injuries. Allows certain asymptomatic claimants to receive medical monitoring reimbursement.

Specifies the funding allocation for asbestos defendants required to pay into the Fund. Establishes the Asbestos Insurers Commission to determine Fund payment obligations of insurers up to a specified aggregate amount.

Vests exclusive jurisdiction to review: (1) final determinations regarding fund obligations and actions for declaratory and injunctive relief under this Act in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; and (2) award decisions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the claimant resides.

Amends the criminal code to prohibit and establish penalties for fraud and false information in connection with Fund claims. Amends the bankruptcy code to state that Fund contribution obligations are not subject to an automatic stay or dischargeable in bankruptcy. Requires remedies provided by this Act to be the exclusive remedy for asbestos claims. Addresses the effect of this Act on insurance and reinsurance contracts.

Requires the sunset of specified provisions of this Act if the Administrator determines that the Fund has insufficient resources.

Requires the Administrator to refer possible violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Clean Air Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to specified officials for possible civil or criminal penalties. Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review Federal sentencing guidelines to ensure that environmental crimes relating to asbestos are sufficiently punished.

Prohibits discrimination in health insurance coverage against persons who participate in medical monitoring programs under this Act.

Amends the TSCA to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations prohibiting the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of asbestos containing products, subject to specified exemptions.

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