3.0.0 4022 2019-11-15T21:32:29Z 2019-11-15T21:32:29Z House H HR 2012-02-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS:H.R. 4022.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution (Sec. 1, Sec. 5)Commerce Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, cl. 3)Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8., cl. 3).[Page H726]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-16T15:18:41Z Referred to 2012-02-14T17:00:49Z 2012-02-16 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2012-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 N H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 2012-02-14 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2012-02-14 True Law Civil actions and liability Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Law 00 2012-02-14 Introduced in House 2012-03-14T16:40:09Z Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012 - Amends the federal judicial code to declare that a claimant in any civil action before a federal court shall have the right to retain a structured settlement broker to act on behalf of that claimant for purposes of negotiating a schedule of payments or other terms of payment previously agreed to paid by or on behalf of the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment against that defendant or in accordance with the terms of a settlement.

Requires that a party to an administrative proceeding have the same right to retain such a structured settlement broker for negotiations with other parties.

Directs: (1) the court or the agency in an administrative proceeding to inform the claimant of this right at the appropriate time, and (2) the defendant to provide timely notice of any current or previous professional relationship between the defendant and the broker.]]> Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012 Display Title Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to protect the right of a claimant in a civil action before a Federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate the terms of payment of an award, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4022ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4022ih.xml 2012-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. 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.