[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4193 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4193

To provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits 
against Federal law enforcement officers surviving widows and widowers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2000

  Mr. Rogan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide double damages for malicious, frivolous, or vexatious suits 
against Federal law enforcement officers surviving widows and widowers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Charles A. Lazzaretto Peace Officer 
Widows and Widowers Protection Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. RECOVERY OF DAMAGES.

    Whoever maliciously, frivolously, or vexatiously files a civil 
action against the surviving widow or widower of a Federal law 
enforcement officer, arising out of the conduct of that officer in the 
course of duty as such, shall be liable to such widow or widower in a 
civil action for damages and any other appropriate relief. Damages 
shall include twice the costs of defending against that civil action.
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