3.0.0 2212 2022-11-01T19:32:20Z 2022-11-01T19:32:20Z House HR 2019-04-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTWRIGHT:H.R. 2212.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I; Section 8; Clause 3 of the Constitution statesThe Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce withforeign Nations, and among the several States, and with theIndian Tribes.[Page H3257]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-04-10T13:07:00Z 2019-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] Matt Cartwright D PA 8 N H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2019-04-10 True B001308 Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 2019-10-04 False Law Civil actions and liability Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Law 00 2019-04-10 Introduced in House 2020-03-25T14:11:33Z Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2019

This bill allows a claimant in a civil action in federal court to retain a structured settlement broker to negotiate a schedule of payments for an amount previously agreed to be paid by the defendant in satisfaction of a judgment or settlement. The same right is afforded to parties in administrative agency adjudications.

]]> Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2019 Display Title Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2019 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 IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2212ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2212ih.xml 2019-04-10 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.