CLAIMS

Amendments

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S9855 [28SE], S10865 [8OC], S11127 [10OC]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), S10997 [9OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. Res. 248), S11584, S11651 [19NO]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), S6807, S6809, S6815 [15JN]

Native Americans: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 1438), S11579, S11651 [19NO]

Articles and editorials

Specter Says Frist's Asbestos Plan Is `Counterproductive', S4112 [20AP]

Trust Betrayed? Native Americans Claim the U.S. Mismanaged Their Oil and Gas Legacies It Promised To Protect, S361 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 4601), H4286 [16JN]

Bankruptcy: provide priority for the payment of employee claims arising under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (see H.R. 3808), H514 [11FE]

Business and industry: waive liability of companies that make charitable donations of equipment for harm later caused by that equipment (see H.R. 4265), H2548 [4MY]

Court of Federal Claims: terminate (see S. 2293), S3919 [7AP]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H1070 [11MR]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see S. 2290), S3919 [7AP]

———provide for special trial judges of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and make technical and conforming amendments relating to the transition of special masters to special trial judges (see S. 3032), S11897 [7DE]

Dept. of Justice: submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (see S. 3018), S11640 [19NO]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (see S. 2238), S3180 [25MR]

———reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 458), H4647 [21JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see S. 2308), S4024 [8AP]

Italy: urge resolution of claims related to the confiscation of certain property by Italy (see S. Res. 341), S4158 [20AP] (see H. Res. 680), H4287 [16JN]

Medicare: extend minimum deadlines for filing claims relative to adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor status (see S. 2929), S10703 [7OC] (see H.R. 5309), H9048 [8OC]

Native Americans: settle certain land claims of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 4666), H4893 [23JN]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 4998), H6704 [22JY]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to ascertain and settle claims relative to ricin exposure in Senate complex (see S. Res. 329), S3605 [2AP]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see S. 2903), S10568 [6OC]

Swain County, NC: provide for the settlement of claims dealing with an agreement to replace a road that was flooded by the construction and filling of Fontana Dam (see S. 3017), S11640 [19NO]

Terrorism: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 4071), H1739 [30MR] (see H.R. 5076), H7137 [14SE]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 5071), H7137 [14SE]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: terminate (see H.R. 4946), H6703 [22JY]

Water: reaffirm policies and principles of the McCarran Amendment dealing with the adjudication of water rights and commend Western States that maintain water rights usage systems (see H. Con. Res. 454), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 454), H4507 [17JN]

Cloture motions

Courts: provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), motion to proceed, S4144 [20AP], S4257 [22AP]

Cost Estimates

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 2290): CBO, S4134 [20AP], S4259 [22AP]

Explanations

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (H.R. 3936): Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H9781-H9785 [17NO]

Letters

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Anne M. Ferrazzi, W.D. Hilton, Jr., and Mark A. Peterson, Fuller-Austin Asbestos Settlement Trust, S4133 [20AP]

———Cathleen C. Amdor, S4202 [21AP]

———Jennifer L. Biggs, American Academy of Actuaries, S4079 [19AP]

Limit the liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles: Denton Darrington, National Conference of State Legislatures, H1993 [1AP]

Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act: Robert Kanaby, National Federation of State High School Associations, H7088 [14SE]

———several civil rights groups, H7109 [14SE]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H7086 [14SE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at any location in Washington, DC, area and provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon: Representative Christopher H. Smith, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H6077 [20JY]

———Representative Duncan, Committee on Armed Services (House), H6077 [20JY]

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act: Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), E1294 [7JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1295 [7JY]

Lists

Changes to S. 1125, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S2175 [3MR]

Important dates concerning S. 1125, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act, S3990 [8AP]

State high school athletic associations supporting H.R. 3369, Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act, H7089 [14SE]

Memorandums

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act: Edward R. Becker, S2987 [23MR]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 2290): Edward R. Becker, S5454 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), H9793-H9820 [17NO], E2113 [20NO]

Bankruptcy: provide priority for the payment of employee claims arising under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (H.R. 3808), H483 [11FE]

Court of Federal Claims: funding, H5369, H5370 [8JY]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H6076-H6078 [20JY], H9772-H9787 [17NO], E355 [11MR], E2058 [18NO], E2074 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (H.R. 1264), E617 [22AP], E1240 [25JN]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims made by troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, H8003 [4OC]

———tribute to the administration of benefits, E1947 [11OC]

Ethiopia: prohibit allocation of foreign aid until claims of private property confiscated by the Ethiopian Government are resolved, H5874 [15JY]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), H4590-H4598 [21JN], E1274 [25JN]

———reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 458), H4598 [21JN]

Motor vehicles: limit the liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1992, H1993 [1AP], H2079 [2AP]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend, H10189 [20NO]

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (H.R. 2489), H1332-H1335 [23MR]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (H.R. 3369), H7075, H7084-H7090 [14SE]

Terrorism: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (H.R. 5076), E1619 [14SE]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (H.R. 884), H4610-H4612 [21JN], E1294 [7JY]

Young Men's League of Guam: support for Guam War Claims Review Commission recommendations, E1943 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (S. 1354), S9275 [15SE]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), S11127-S11172 [10OC], S11297 [11OC], S11795 [20NO]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), S11007 [9OC], S11885 [7DE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure, S2412 [9MR], S9398 [21SE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 1125), S1881 [27FE], S2173-S2176 [3MR], S2208, S2209 [4MR], S2987 [23MR], S3628 [5AP], S3989-S3991 [8AP]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), S3921-S3924, S3950 [7AP], S3965-S3967, S3989-S3991, S4002-S4005, S4008, S4011, S4059, S4060 [8AP], S4078-S4088 [19AP], S5072 [10MY], S5172 [11MY], S5453 [13MY], S8643 [22JY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), motion to proceed, S4103-S4114, S4122-S4146, S4166-S4169 [20AP], S4184-S4192, S4200-S4204, S4206-S4208, S4212-S4218, S4233 [21AP], S4238-S4241, S4247-S4260, S4286, S4287 [22AP]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (S. 2290), unanimous-consent request, S4103 [20AP]

Dept. of Justice: submit reports regarding settlements of false claims and fraud against the Federal Government (S. 3018), S11646 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a voluntary alternative claims resolution process to reach a settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds (S. Res. 248), S11584 [19NO]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, S361 [2FE], S1617 [26FE]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), S6809 [15JN], S6991 [17JN]

Insurance: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (S. 2308), S4046 [8AP]

Italy: urge resolution of claims related to the confiscation of certain property by Italy (S. Res. 341), S6680 [9JN]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of renting and leasing companies for harm caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, S970 [11FE]

Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (H.R. 2489), S4162 [20AP]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to ascertain and settle claims relative to ricin exposure in Senate complex (S. Res. 329), S3610 [2AP]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (S. 2903), S10576 [6OC]

Taxation: clarify tax treatment of attorney's fees and costs paid by those receiving settlements for unlawful discrimination, S11036 [10OC]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (H.R. 884), S7495 [24JN]

Reports filed

Arizona Water Settlements Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 437) (S. Rept. 108-360), S9812 [28SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 885) (H. Rept. 108-793), H10232 [20NO]

Flood Insurance Reform Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2238) (S. Rept. 108-262), S5472 [13MY]

Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3369) (H. Rept. 108-681), H7072 [13SE]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1438) (S. Rept. 108-397), S10845 [8OC]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims at Any Location in Washington, DC, Area and Provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center Near the Pentagon: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3936) (H. Rept. 108-574), H5194 [6JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Support for Guam War Claims Review Commission recommendations: Young Men's League of Guam, E1943 [11OC]

Summaries

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 2290): Changes From S. 1125, S4107-S4111 [20AP]

Native American Living Conditions: Commission on Civil Rights, S1618 [26FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 458, technical corrections in enrollment to S. 2238, Flood Insurance Reform Act, H4598 [21JN]

H.R. 884, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, H4610 [21JN]

H.R. 2489, Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act, H1333 [23MR]

H.R. 3369, Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act, H7084 [14SE]

H.R. 3936, authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon, H6076 [20JY]

H.R. 3936, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, H9772-H9777 [17NO]

S. 437, Arizona Water Settlements Act, S11127-S11172 [10OC], H9793-H9819 [17NO]

S. 1438, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act, S11582-S11584 [19NO]

S. 2238, Flood Insurance Reform Act, S6809-S6813, S6816-S6821 [15JN], H4590-H4595 [21JN]

S. 2308, Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act, S4046-S4048 [8AP]

S. Res. 329, authorize Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to ascertain and settle claims relative to ricin exposure in Senate complex, S3605, S3610 [2AP]

S. Res. 341, urge resolution of claims related to the confiscation of certain property by Italy, S4161 [20AP], S6680 [9JN]