3.0.0 3393 2023-01-11T20:37:29Z 2023-01-11T20:37:29Z House H HR 2007-08-03 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-04-16T13:13:50Z Referred to 2007-08-13T14:54:35Z Referred to 2007-08-03T13:06:05Z 2008-04-16 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2007-08-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2007-08-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-08-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 N W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2007-08-03 True A000362 Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Jason Altmire D PA 4 2007-08-03 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2007-09-19 False H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-09-19 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-09-19 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2007-10-09 False B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2007-10-09 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-10-09 False G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2007-11-15 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2007-11-15 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2007-11-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2007-11-15 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2007-12-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Civil actions and liability Damages Employee rights Injunctions Labor and Employment Law Punitive damages Veterans' employment Wage restitution Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-08-03 Introduced in House 2007-11-15T21:30:35Z Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 - Allows a court, if it determines that a federal, state, or private employer's failure to comply with a veteran's reemployment rights was willful, to require the employer to pay the individual the greater of any loss of wages or benefits, or $20,000. Requires (current law authorizes) a court to exercise injunctive relief to fully vindicate such rights.

Authorizes a court to require a state or private employer to pay punitive damages for violations found to be with malice or reckless indifference to the individual's federally-protected reemployment rights.

Makes federal arbitration procedures inapplicable to claims for veterans' employment and reemployment rights and benefits.

]]> Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' reemployment rights under chapter 43 of such title, to exempt claims brought under that chapter from arbitration under chapter 1 of title 9 of such Code, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Reservist Access to Justice Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z 2008-04-16 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.