CLAIMS

Amendments

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC], S10781, S10809 [19OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1078 [15MR], H1097, H1098, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9205 [25SE], H9912 [17OC]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S9003 [21SE]

Articles and editorials

Property Owners Due a Hearing, E374 [22MR]

Property Rights and Wrongs, H1085 [16MR]

Property Takings Bill Set for House Fight, H1086 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 4345), H2339 [13AP]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (see S. 3210), S10619 [17OC]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (see S. 3231), S10926 [24OC] (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

Armed Forces: liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (see H.R. 5048), H7208 [27JY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 441), H1075 [15MR]

———consideration of a private relief bill by the U.S. Court of Claims (see H. Res. 593), H8061 [25SE]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (see S. 2792), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5398), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see H.R. 3574), H209 [2FE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

———revise system for payment of accrued benefits in cases involving the death of a veteran with a pending claim for an increase in service-connected disability rating (see H.R. 4785), H5654 [29JN]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: clarify that judgments in certain actions are enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction (see H.R. 5321), H8406 [27SE]

False Claims Act: eliminate minimum fines (see H.R. 4142), H1628 [30MR]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (see S. Res. 320), S4922 [9JN]

Insurance: require that group and individual health insurance plans and Medicare+Choice organizations provide prompt payment of claims (see H.R. 3993), H1077 [15MR]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 5327), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5330), H8468 [28SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (see H.R. 5579), H11206 [26OC]

———revise compensation rules for vaccines administered before effective date of such program (see H.R. 5168), H7577 [13SE]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 5374), H8735 [3OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians: settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2351), S2107 [4AP]

Social Security: improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H4174 [9JN]

Sudan: U.S. Court of Claims consideration of claims for compensation for injury and property damages as a result of the bombing in Khartoum (see H. Res. 668), H11928 [14NO]

Taxation: provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see S. 2955), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see S. 2363), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see S. 2795), S5884 [27JN]

Explanations

Veterans Claims Assistance Act (H.R. 4864), H9913-H9916 [17OC]

Letters

Central Arizona Project adjustments: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: John Berry, Dept. of the Interior, H9615 [10OC]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: William R. Toor, Mayor of Boulder, CO, H1096 [16MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

Lists

Central Arizona Project Adjustments participants, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Motions

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10985 [25OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Proposals

Attorney fee payment system: Representative Shaw, E971 [9JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662, H2663 [9MY]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9614-H9616 [10OC], H9841 [12OC]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (H.R. 5529), E1904, E1932 [25OC]

Armed Forces: liability for claims of military personnel for damages for certain injuries (H.R. 5048), E1368 [27JY]

Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (H.R. 1987), H331 [10FE]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims, H12489 [15DE]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1098-H1101 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1102-H1111 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1089-H1114 [16MR], E356 [21MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), amendment process, H902 [9MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 441), H1083-H1088 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (H.R. 5398), H9983, H9984 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

Dept. of HHS: Medicare+Choice organizations funding, H5423 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to Medicare+Choice organizations that fail to comply with certain requirements of the Social Security Act, H4287, H4288 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims, H6787 [25JY]

———assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (H.R. 3193), H9916 [17OC]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H6786-H6790 [25JY], H9912-H9918, H9945 [17OC]

Government: require prompt notification of property owners whose rights have been limited by actions of Federal agencies, H1101, H1102 [16MR]

Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II, H6451-H6456 [18JY]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (H.R. 755), H7414-H7416 [12SE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 5327), E1606 [27SE]

———revise certain standards for petitions for compensation (H.R. 5579), E1946 [26OC]

Native Americans: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

———Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9963-H9966 [17OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7663-H7667 [18SE]

Poland: support judicial efforts to obtain compensation on behalf of Polish Jewish Holocaust victims, E1257 [18JY]

Social Security: improve the payment system for representation of claimants (H.R. 4633), E956, E970 [9JN]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), H6954-H6958 [25JY]

World War II: tribute to survivors of Stalag III-C, E1596 [26SE]

Remarks in Senate

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), S9397 [27SE]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

Arbitration: provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process for consumers and employers (S. 3210), S10624-S10626 [17OC]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (S. 3231), S10929-S10931 [24OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY], S10107 [6OC], S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984-S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN], S10737 [18OC]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (S. 758), S2097 [4AP]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S., S11758, S11759 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), S9211-S9213 [25SE]

False Claims Act: objection to revisions, S8936 [21SE]

Hughes, Elinor: authorizing testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE (S. Res. 320), S4933 [9JN]

Medicare: reform, S6204 [30JN]

Native Americans: Santa Domingo Pueblo land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY], S9867 [4OC], S10268 [11OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

Taxation: provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S11880, S11881 [15DE]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (S. 2955), S7846, S7912 [27JY]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), S7803 [27JY]

Veterans: clarify and improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures (S. 1810), S2434 [7AP], S9003-S9009 [21SE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (S. 2363), S2238 [5AP]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 2795), S5886 [27JN]

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 106-598), H2409 [2MY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 441) (H. Rept. 106-525), H1075 [15MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 755) (H. Rept. 106-815), H7279 [6SE]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 106-518), H930 [13MR]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3291) (H. Rept. 106-743), H6354 [17JY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

Veterans Claims and Appeals Procedures Clarification and Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1810) (S. Rept. 106-397), S8103 [6SE]

Veterans Claims Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4864) (H. Rept. 106-781), H6776 [24JY]

Statements

Central Arizona Project Adjustments: Arizona Congressional Delegation, S10929 [24OC], E1904 [25OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H. Res. 441, consideration of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1083 [16MR]

H.R. 755, Guam War Claims Review Commission Act, H7414 [12SE]

H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights Implementation Act, H1097 [16MR]

H.R. 2647, Ak-Chin Indian Community settlement of water rights claims, H2662 [9MY]

H.R. 3291, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act, H6954-H6957 [25JY]

H.R. 4345, clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9614 [10OC]

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H7663-H7665 [18SE]

H.R. 4864, Veterans Claims Assistance Act, H6786 [25JY], H9912 [17OC]

H.R. 5398, lease or transfer of Coushatta Tribe land not held in trust by the U.S., H9983 [17OC]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 1810, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S9003-S9009 [21SE]

S. 2363, Water Adjudication Fee Fairness Act, S2239 [5AP]

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

S. 2795, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S5886 [27JN]

S. 2917, Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act, S10268-S10270 [11OC], H9963-H9965 [17OC]

S. 2955, provide tax relief for payment of asbestos-related claims, S7846 [27JY]

S. 3210, Consumer and Employee Arbitration Bill of Rights, S10626 [17OC]

S. Res. 320, authorizing Elinor Hughes' testimony in the Claim for Benefits of Yolanda Nock pending before the Dept. of Labor in Sussex County, DE, S4924, S4933 [9JN]