3.0.0 1052 2023-01-11T20:02:58Z 2023-01-11T20:02:58Z House H HR 2007-02-14 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2007-02-15T18:04:16Z Referred to 2007-02-14T15:03:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-14T15:03:10Z 2007-02-15 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2007-02-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2007-02-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2007-02-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 2007-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 2007-02-14 True K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2007-02-14 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2007-02-14 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-02-14 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2007-02-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2007-02-14 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2007-02-14 True M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 2007-02-14 True W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2007-02-14 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2007-02-14 True W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2007-02-14 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2007-02-14 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2007-02-14 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-02-14 True Law Advice and consent of the Senate Army Corps of Engineers Civil actions and liability Civil engineering Congress Damages Department of Defense Disasters Emergency Management Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government paperwork Governmental investigations Injunctions Limitation of actions Negligence Parties to actions Presidential appointments Presidential commissions Torts Law 00 2007-02-14 Introduced in House 2007-03-12T19:25:49Z Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007 - Provides that an action may be brought only in federal court for actual, not punitive, damages against the Army Corps of Engineers for its failure or negligence to design, construct, or maintain a project, adversely impacted in a major disaster, for which the Corps is legally responsible. Establishes the Federal Engineering Accountability Commission to determine the Corps' failure or negligence after such a disaster and to report to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Permits such an action for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or death to proceed only if a claimant can demonstrate that: (1) the Corps admitted that it failed or was negligent; or (2) the Commission determines that the Corps failed or was negligent.

]]> Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide an option to proceed with an action in any Federal court to recover actual damages for physical or property damage in a major disaster that proximately results from the failure or negligence of the Army Corps of Engineers in the design, construction, or maintenance of a project for which the Corps is legally responsible. Introduced in House IH Display Title Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Engineering Accountability Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1052ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1052ih.xml 2007-02-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.