CLAIMS

Amendments

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1449 [21MR]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (S. 2045), S8045, S8046 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (see S. 2189), S1613 [13MR]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 4194), H1305 [8MR]

Argentina: condition membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see S. Res. 457), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 686), H3703 [12JN]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 3545), S6340 [13SE]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

——— require disclosure by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos and filing of such reports (see S. 3076), S3084 [10MY] (see H.R. 4369), H1914 [17AP]

BLM: convey quitclaim surface rights to certain Federal land in Virginia City, NV, to Storey County, NV, to resolve conflicting ownership and title claims (see H.R. 6184), H5290 [25JY]

Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Courts: amend the citizen suit provisions of several statutes to impose an additional award to prevailing plaintiffs (see H.R. 6697), H7424 [20DE]

——— 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 (see H.R. 4022), H725 [14FE]

——— provide for recovery of computer hardware and software patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 6245), H5628 [1AU]

——— provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 5956), H3733 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: acknowledge decision to consider or reject civil rights claims within 45 days and process all accepted claims within 270 days (see S. 2387), S2821 [26AP]

——— allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize conveyance of mineral rights in Montana to settle claims of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (see S. 2110), S699 [15FE]

——— settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (see S. 3209), S3329 [21MY]

——— settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River operations (see S. 2109), S614 [14FE] (see H.R. 4067), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]

——— provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), S3042 [9MY]

Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 3500), S5977 [2AU]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (see H.R. 6371), H5859 [11SE]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 591), H1426 [20MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 596), H1641 [27MR]

Health care facilities: invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements between long-term nursing care facilities and residents of such facilities (see H.R. 6351), H5707 [2AU]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see S. 3339), S4460 [25JN]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 [14SE]

——— require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 3230), S3516 [23MY]

Iran: use parts of fines levied against companies that do business with Iran to establish a fund to pay claims to Americans held hostage in Iran and their families identified in a certain court case (see H.R. 5796), H3102 [17MY]

Native Americans: deem certain claims presented to an Indian Health Service contracting officer pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as timely presented (see S. 2389), S2821 [26AP] (see H.R. 4031), H726 [14FE]

——— pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (see H.R. 5862), H3266 [30MY]

——— pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 668), H3266 [30MY]

Taxation: disallow deductions for the payment of punitive damages (see H.R. 6700), H7424 [20DE]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see H.R. 5904), H3577 [6JN]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 5593), H2442 [8MY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]

Voting: require States which fail to meet deadline for transmitting absentee ballots to uniformed service voters to delay certification of election results and establish means to enforce such requirement (see H.R. 6594), H6428 [16NO]

Whistleblowing: expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds (see H.R. 6406), H6000 [13SE]

——— streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 6409), H6000 [13SE]

Letters

Dept. of State seeking of compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government expropriation of the company: Senators Inhofe and Scott P. Brown, S4945 [12JY]

Limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster: David B. Hoyt, American College of Surgeons, H1512 [22MR]

——— several health care organizations, H1512 [22MR]

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]

Motions

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims, H3745, H3758, H3759, H3765, H3776, H3777 [19JN]

——— resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), H3439, H3440 [5JN], H3575 [6JN]

Arizona: Gila River Indian Community water rights and land claims settlements, H3726–H3728 [18JN]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: limit awarding of fees and lawsuits, reform reimbursement eligibility, and compile, and make publicly available, certain data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, H5285 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration (H.R. 2349), H5428 [31JY]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]

——— report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit claims, H3317 [31MY]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (S. 1379), H6772–H6775 [13DE]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to processing of claims for payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of law (H.R. 6371), H6334, H6335 [13NO]

Health: cap court-awarded damages in medical negligence claims, H1460, H1461 [21MR]

——— delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential effect on health care premium reductions, H1505–H1507 [22MR]

——— preserve joint and several liability for damages in medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]

——— preserve liability for damages for serious and irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY], H7407 [20DE]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384–H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420–H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1453–H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501–H1519, H1521, H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1443–H1452 [21MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 596), H1593 [27MR]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster, H1511–H1513 [22MR]

——— prohibit exemption of health care professionals who intentionally harm patients from medical malpractice liability, H1482 [21MR]

Insurance: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), E1543 [14SE]

Native Americans: pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets (H.R. 5862), refer to the Court of Federal Claims (H. Res. 668), H7280–H7282 [19DE], E1987 [21DE]

Russia: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government expropriation of the company, H6411 [16NO]

Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, H3777 [19JN]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 5593), E730 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof for Federal antiretaliation and antidiscrimination claims (S. 2189), S1615–S1617 [13MR]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (S. 3545), S6342 [13SE]

Budget: repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]

Civil rights: restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370–S4372 [20JN]

Dept. of State: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co. before the Russian Government expropriation of the company, S4945 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (S. 3209), S3330 [21MY]

——— settle water rights claims of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe in Arizona, authorize construction of certain water projects, and resolve litigation concerning Colorado River operations (S. 2109), S620 [14FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit claims, S7143–S7145 [29NO]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, S2113 [27MR]

OPM: improve retirement reporting to ensure timely processing of Federal retirement benefits, S2566–S2568 [23AP], S2692, S2693 [25AP]

Russia: seek compensation for claims of U.S. investors who owned shares in Yukos Oil Co., before the Russian Government expropriation of the company, S7443 [5DE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (S. 2045), S8046 [13DE]

Reports filed

Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 112–736), H7516 [31DE]

Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1065) (S. Rept. 112–199), S5976 [2AU]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112–416), H1426 [20MR]

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) (S. Rept. 112–178), S4460 [25JN]

Deem Certain Claims Presented to an Indian Health Service Contracting Officer Pursuant to Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as Timely Presented: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389), S6339 [13SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2389) (S. Rept. 112–228), S6545 [20SE]

Fighting Fraud To Protect Taxpayers Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 890) (S. Rept. 112–142), S163 [30JA]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4369) (H. Rept. 112–687), H6273 [21SE]

Government Litigation Savings Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1996) (H. Rept. 112–594), H4827 [11JY]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112–39), H1366 [16MR]

Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 241), S8203 [19DE]

Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 292) (H. Rept. 112–428), H1844 [16AP]

Statements

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and Scholars, H1504 [22MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]

H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]

H. Res. 668, refer to the Court of Federal claims H.R. 5862, pay Quapay (O-Gah-Pah) Tribe of Oklahoma and its members for trust damages for mismanagement of assets, H7280 [19DE]

H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501–H1503 [22MR]

H.R. 6371, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act, H6334 [13NO]

S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, H3439 [5JN]

S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 [9JY], S4831 [10JY], H6772 [13DE]

S. 2045, require U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia, S8046 [13DE]

S. 2109, Navajo-Hopi Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement Act, S621–S636 [14FE]

S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, S1616 [13MR]

S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S4954–S4958 [12JY]

S. 3545, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Tax Clarification Act, S6343 [13SE]

S. Res. 457, condition Argentinian membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law, S3091 [10MY]