3.0.0 6093 2021-09-29T17:15:26Z 2021-09-29T17:15:26Z House H HR 2008-05-20 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-05-20T13:03:45Z 2008-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 N F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-05-20 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-05-20 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-05-22 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-06-05 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-06-09 False Law Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Claims Damages Government liability Health Medical malpractice Military personnel Law 00 2008-05-20 Introduced in House 2008-05-23T20:13:58Z Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to allow claims for damages to be brought against the United States for personal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces arising out of a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the performance of medical, dental, or related health care functions that: (1) takes place other than in the context of combat; and (2) is provided by persons acting within the scope of their office or employment by or at the direction of the Armed Forces, whether inside or outside the United States.

Provides for a reduction of claims under this Act by the present value of other benefits attributable to such death or injury received by the member and by that member's estate, survivors, and beneficiaries pursuant to other federal law.

]]> Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008 Display Title Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6093ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6093ih.xml 2008-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.