3.0.0 4094 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z House H HR 2009-11-17 111 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-17T15:30:48Z 2009-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001161 Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] Charlie Melancon D LA 3 N S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2010-04-14 False Finance and Financial Sector Asia Building construction China Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Evidence and witnesses Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Housing finance and home ownership Insurance industry and regulation Legal fees and court costs Life, casualty, property insurance Product safety and quality Finance and Financial Sector 00 2009-11-17 Introduced in House 2010-01-06T21:00:21Z Drywall Victims Insurance Protection Act of 2009 - Declares it is unlawful for an insurer to cancel, or decline to renew, any coverage for homeowners' insurance for any single-family housing based on the presence, or possibility of presence, of any drywall that: (1) was imported from, or originated in, China at any time during calendar years 2004 through 2007; or (2) contains elevated levels of sulphur or strontium.

Prohibits an insurer from issuing discriminatory terms in any renewal of homeowners' coverage based on the presence, or possibility of presence, in the structure of such drywall.

Permits an insured adversely affected by a violation of this Act by an insurer to bring a civil action for relief against such insurer in federal or state court. Directs the court to allow a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorneys' fee as part of the costs, including any expert fees.

]]> Drywall Victims Insurance Protection Act of 2009 Display Title Drywall Victims Insurance Protection Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew homeowners insurance policies because of the presence of certain types of drywall in the home. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Drywall Victims Insurance Protection Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4094ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4094ih.xml 2009-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.