3.0.0 2782 2023-01-11T13:17:06Z 2023-01-11T13:17:06Z Senate S S 2009-11-17 111 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-12-09T21:22:42Z Markup by 2010-04-28T13:09:18Z Referred to 2009-11-17T17:18:56Z Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act 111 2349 HR 2009-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Related bill CRS Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act 111 526 S 2009-11-18 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2010-12-09 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 682. Calendars 2010-12-09 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2010-12-09 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2010-04-28 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2009-11-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-11-17 True B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2009-11-17 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-11-17 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2009-11-17 True L000572 Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] George LeMieux R FL S. 2009-11-17 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-11-17 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2009-12-04 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-09-16 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2010-09-16 False 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z S. 2782, Lieutenant Colonel Dominic 'Rocky' Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21502 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Afairs on April 28, 2010</p> 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z S. 2782, Lieutenant Colonel Dominic 'Rocky' Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21502 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Afairs on April 28, 2010 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Crime victims Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Jurisdiction and venue Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Sex offenses Government Operations and Politics 00 2009-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2010-01-27T20:12:05Z Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) permit the debarment or suspension of U.S. government contractors for evading service of process in civil or criminal proceedings brought against them by a U.S. citizen or national in connection with the performance of a government contract, or for failing to appear in federal court in such proceedings; and (2) require such contractors performing federal contracts of $1 million or more outside the United States to consent to personal jurisdiction over them by the federal courts in any future civil action or criminal proceeding brought by the United States alleging wrongdoing associated with contract performance and in any future civil action alleging a rape or sexual assault of or serious bodily injury to a member of the Armed Forces, a federal civilian employee, or an employee of a company performing work for the United States who is a U.S. citizen or national.

]]> 01 2010-12-09 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2011-03-01T23:29:22Z Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to: (1) permit the debarment or suspension of U.S. government contractors for evading service of process in civil or criminal proceedings brought against them by a U.S. citizen or national in connection with an obligation under the terms of a government contract or for failing to appear in federal court in such proceedings; and (2) require such contractors performing federal contracts of $5 million or more outside the United States to consent to personal jurisdiction over them in any future civil action brought by the United States alleging wrongdoing associated with contract performance and in any future civil action alleging a rape or sexual assault of or serious bodily injury to a member of the Armed Forces, a federal civilian employee, or an employee of a company performing work for the United States who is a U.S. citizen or national.

Requires the contractor to: (1) consent to personal jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for a covered civil action in which the events giving rise to the cause of action occurred outside the United States and where personal jurisdiction cannot be established in another federal court; and (2) designate an agent located in the United States for service of process in any covered civil action if the covered contract was awarded to a contractor that does not maintain an office in the United States.

Requires: (1) a covered civil action to be analyzed in accordance with U.S. law; and (2) the substantive law of the state (including the District of Columbia) in which the covered civil action is brought to be the law applicable to a covered civil action if the substantive law otherwise applicable to the covered civil action would be the law of the location where the events giving rise to the cause of action occurred and if the location is designated as a hazardous duty zone by the Secretary of Defense (DOD).

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit: (1) the ability of a contractor to assert any settled right under the U.S. Constitution; and (2) any other jurisdictional basis for a civil action against or criminal prosecution of a contractor.

]]> Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act Display Title Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the United States, and United States citizen employees of companies performing work for the United States in connection with contractor activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Lieutenant Colonel Dominic "Rocky" Baragona Justice for American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2782rs/xml/BILLS-111s2782rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2782is/xml/BILLS-111s2782is.xml 2010-12-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 682. 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.