3.0.0 3274 2022-02-03T05:26:13Z 2023-01-11T22:13:15Z Senate S S 2006-05-26 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2006-06-07T20:07:21Z FAIR Act of 2005 109 1360 HR 2005-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Related bill CRS 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Related bill CRS Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 109 852 S 2006-02-14 Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.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 2006-06-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-594. Committee 2006-06-05 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460. Calendars 2006-05-26 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5344-5388) Calendars 2006-05-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5344-5347) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2006-05-26 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2006-06-29 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-06-29 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2006-06-29 False L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2006-07-11 False Law Accounting Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Advice and consent of the Senate Affiliated corporations Air pollution control Alabama Annuities Appellate procedure Armed Forces and National Security Asbestos Auditing Bank records Bankruptcy Building materials Business records California Cancer Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Claims Class actions (Civil procedure) Collection of accounts Commerce Commercial arbitration Compensation (Law) Confidential communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporate reorganizations Cost of living adjustments Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of Labor Disability insurance Disabled Disasters Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Drug abuse Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employers' liability Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Environmental law enforcement Environmental monitoring 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) Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign corporations Fraud Freedom of information Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Health Health education Health surveys Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Imaging systems in medicine Indemnity Injunctions Insurance Insurance companies Interest Internet Judicial review Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Legal fees Liability (Law) Limitation of actions Losses Louisiana Lung cancer Lung diseases Manufacturing industries Maps Medical fees Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Military and naval supplies Minerals Mississippi Montana Mortality New York City Occupational health and safety Personnel records Physical examinations Physicians Presidential appointments Presidential commissions Preventive medicine Product safety Prosecution Punitive damages Railroad employees Refuse and refuse disposal Reinsurance Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Sentencing guidelines September 11, 2001 Small business Smoking State courts State laws Subsidiary corporations Sunset legislation Supreme Court Terminal care Tissue banks Torts Transportation and Public Works U.S. Sentencing Commission Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Web sites Workers' compensation X-rays Law 00 2006-05-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-08T18:47:01Z Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2006 or the FAIR Act of 2006 - Establishes in the Department of Labor the Office of Asbestos Disease Compensation (Office), to be headed by an Administrator who is responsible for processing claims for asbestos-related illnesses and paying compensation to eligible claimants. Declares that the purpose of such Office is to provide timely, fair compensation to claimants whose health has been adversely affected by exposure to asbestos, on a no-fault basis and in a nonadversarial manner.

Stays any asbestos claim pending in a state or federal court on the date of enactment of this Act, unless the presentation of evidence has begun before a jury or judge, or a verdict, final order, or final judgment has been entered by a trial court.

Sets forth: (1) procedures for the filing of claims, including those for multiple injuries and additional awards; and (2) allowable award amounts for asbestos disease, based upon the level of such disease and whether a claimant smokes or has smoked tobacco products.

Establishes: (1) the Asbestos Insurers Commission (Commission) to determine the amount each insurer participant is required to pay into the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund; and (2) the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund to pay asbestos-related injury claims.

Directs the Administrator to establish programs for individuals exposed to asbestos as well as for individuals at risk for developing asbestos-related medical conditions.

Establishes the National Mesothelioma Research and Treatment Program for the detection, prevention, treatment, and cure of malignant mesothelioma.

Vests in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction to review, under expedited consideration, any rules or regulations promulgated under this Act by the Administrator or the Commission.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and establish penalties for fraud and false information in connection with Fund claims.

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to establish criminal penalties for willful violations of occupational standards for exposure to asbestos.

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate proposed and final regulations to prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of asbestos containing products.

Requires disposal of asbestos containing products within three years after the enactment of this Act, with certain exemptions.

]]> FAIR Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced FAIR Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2006 Popular Titles Asbestos Claims bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title FAIR Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2006-06-05T04:00:00Z 2006-06-07 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-594. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.