CLAIMS

Amendments

Bankruptcy: require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), H7025, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require disclosure and filing by certain trusts of quarterly reports that contain detailed information on receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos (H.R. 982), consideration (H. Res. 403), H7015 [13NO]

Articles and editorials

2013 Government Shutdown Could Hit Millions of Vets, VA Chief Says, H6475 [10OC]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (see S. 14), S871 [26FE] (see S. 340), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 740), H547 [14FE] (see H.R. 1306), H1719 [20MR]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as a Native village (see H.R. 1103), H1357 [12MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to voluntarily correct a violation prior to commencing civil action (see H.R. 777), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 994), H1318 [6MR]

Argentina: terminate participation and condition future membership in the G20 on adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law (see H. Res. 291), H4308 [9JY]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1435), H1857 [9AP]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (see S. 1427), S6206 [1AU]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 100), H30 [3JA]

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. 1167), H1425 [14MR]

——— provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (see S. 366), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 1307), H1719 [20MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize and implement water rights compact between Montana and the Blackfeet Indian Tribe (see S. 434), S1088 [4MR]

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 S. 1012), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 1250), H1629 [19MR]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (House): authorize release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (see S. Res. 315), S8602 [10DE]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see S. 878), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 1844), H2483 [7MY]

Corps of Engineers: provide for liability in cases of damage caused by gross negligence of an officer or employee (see H.R. 1662), H2164 [19AP]

Courts: 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. 3699), H7687 [11DE]

——— provide for Federal civil liability for trade secret misappropriation in certain circumstances (see S. 1770), S8457 [21NO]

——— provide for recovery of patent litigation costs in cases where the court finds the claimant did not have a reasonable likelihood of succeeding (see H.R. 845), H700 [27FE]

——— provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secrets privilege in civil cases (see H.R. 3332), H6768 [23OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: 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. 2038), H2717 [16MY]

Dept. of Defense: provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (see H.R. 1729), H2349 [25AP]

——— review the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (see H.R. 2076), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of HHS: increase access to Medicare data (see S. 1758), S8457 [21NO]

——— issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see S. 1180), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2843), H5088 [25JY]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 773), S2798 [18AP] (see H.R. 1645), H2158 [18AP]

——— limit awarding of fees and other expenses in cases brought against agencies of the U.S. (see H.R. 3037), H5398 [2AU]

Dept. of Labor: pay Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program benefits to survivors of eligible Dept. of Energy contractor employees (see H.R. 2904), H5341 [1AU]

——— strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (see S. 1423), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 2905), H5341 [1AU]

Dept. of the Army: determine validity of certain Filipinos’ claims that they performed military service on behalf of the U.S. during World War II (see H.R. 110), H31 [3JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize payment of funds relative to the agreement with TVA, North Carolina, and Swain County, NC, on the non-construction of the North Shore Road (see H.R. 3806), H8131 [23DE]

——— settle water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (see S. 1394), S6071 [30JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (see H.R. 3068), H5434 [9SE]

——— make certain payments to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (H.R. 3068), refer to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (see H. Res. 335), H5435 [9SE]

——— provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (see S. 1420), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 317), H176 [18JA]

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. 481), H342 [4FE]

——— carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence (see H.R. 2088), H2910 [22MY]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2189), H2954 [23MY]

——— establish a priority for processing claims for compensation for veterans who have attained a certain age, are terminally ill, or have a life-threatening illness (see H.R. 2382), H3652 [14JN]

——— establish a task force to assess retention and training of claims processors (see H.R. 2528), H4079 [26JN]

——— improve processing of claims for compensation (see S. 928), S3326 [9MY]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (see H.R. 1405), H1836 [25MR]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 2086), H2910 [22MY]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation (see H.R. 1623), H2157 [18AP]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (see S. 1559), S7007 [27SE] (see H.R. 3207), H5921 [27SE]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (see H.R. 1739), H2350 [25AP]

——— prohibit medical exam requests of veterans who have submitted sufficient evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals and improve efficiency of disability claims processing (see S. 935), S3371 [13MY] (see H.R. 1980), H2603 [14MY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 733), H547 [14FE]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see S. 1148), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 1809), H2392 [26AP]

——— 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. 1295), S5687 [15JY]

——— require prompt responses from covered Federal agencies to requests for information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits (see S. 674), S2501 [9AP]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 2138), H2952 [23MY]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices (see H.R. 1824), H2400 [30AP]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies (see H.R. 1759), H2351 [25AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation (see H.R. 1805), H2392 [26AP]

——— treat certain misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the Board of Veterans Appeals (see S. 939), S3429 [14MY]

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. 1101), H1357 [12MR]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1391), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 2852), H5173 [30JY]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1314), H1821 [21MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 1001), H1319 [6MR] (see H.R. 3179), H5832 [25SE]

Federal employees: index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 26), H28 [3JA]

FHA: ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims (see H.R. 941), H949 [4MR] (see H.R. 1028), H1327 [7MR]

Firearms: provide victims of gun violence access to the same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure the gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (see H.R. 332), H221 [22JA]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (see H.R. 2747), H4825 [19JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H28 [3JA]

Health: limit establishment of standards or duties of care owed by health care providers to patients in medical malpractice or medical product liability actions or claims (see S. 1769), S8457 [21NO]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H1909 [10AP]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see S. 44), S43 [22JA]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to a disaster (see H.R. 1733), H2349 [25AP]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (see S. 295), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 665), H501 [13FE]

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. 2156), H2953 [23MY]

——— require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 1481), S6208 [1AU]

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 S. 559), S1786 [13MR] (see H.R. 904), H814 [28FE] (see H.R. 3200), H5921 [27SE]

Law enforcement: amend laws relative to certain tort claims arising out of the criminal misconduct of confidential informants (see H.R. 266), H169 [15JA]

Medicaid: require a certain medical loss ratio percentage for Medicaid managed care plans (see S. 1787), S8601 [10DE]

Medicare: establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 236), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 1310), H1821 [21MR]

——— establish a provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (see H.R. 3168), H5802 [20SE]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

Mining and mineral resources: provide that production of all locatable minerals, concentrates, or derived products from mining claims located under general mining laws are subject to certain royalties (see H.R. 2467), H3988 [20JN]

Mohave County, AZ: include as an affected area for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 424), H292 [25JA]

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. 385), S871 [26FE]

——— restore opportunity by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 1144), H1396 [13MR]

——— settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 1448), S6207 [1AU]

New Mexico: make technical corrections to certain Native American water rights settlements (see S. 1447), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 3564), H7310 [20NO]

Patents: add procedural requirements for patent infringement suits to deter abusive litigation (see S. 1013), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 2639), H4369 [10JY]

——— deter abusive patent litigation by awarding the prevailing party reasonable fees and expenses and allowing the defendant to request the alleging party post a bond to cover certain costs (see S. 1612), S7673 [30OC]

Power resources: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1233), H1567 [18MR]

SEC: prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see H.R. 2998), H5396 [2AU]

Taxation: exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see S. 1224), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2509), H4078 [26JN]

Terrorism: deter and provide justice for victims by ensuring foreign sponsors of terrorism are held accountable to their victims in U.S. courts (see S. 1535), S6647 [19SE] (see H.R. 3143), H5766 [19SE]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 98), H30 [3JA]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see S. 1393), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1505), H1956 [11AP]

Explanations

Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (H.R. 100), E5–E8 [3JA]

Letters

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Susan Vento, H7023 [13NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7029 [13NO]

Impact of Government shutdown on Dept. of Veterans Affairs: several veterans’ organizations, H6475 [10OC]

Motions

Remarks in House

Bankruptcy: exempt asbestos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures from certain reporting requirements relative to claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7025, H7026 [13NO]

——— improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 100), E5 [3JA]

——— require any party seeking payment information from an asbestos trust also make available information relevant to threats that pertain to public health or safety, H7026, H7027 [13NO]

——— require asbestos companies to report information on location of their asbestos-containing products when disclosing asbestos trusts reports to industry defendants, H7027–H7029 [13NO]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (H.R. 1844), H2448 [7MY]

Courts: reform judicial review and claim filing process relative to Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, H4151 [28JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reform relative to veterans ability to qualify under certain asset and income requirements, H5706 [19SE]

Dept. of Defense: provide service records of veterans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in an efficient electronic format (H.R. 1729), H2329 [25AP], E800 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: limit efforts to seek damages beyond actual damage to property, public lands and firefighting and restoration costs in States with laws limiting such damages, H5754 [19SE]

——— address claims backlog through increased staffing in certain regional offices, H3065, H3066 [4JN]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H2335 [25AP], H3053, H3054, H3086, H3087 [4JN], E816 [6JN]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (H.R. 2189), H6782–H6794 [28OC], E1591, E1596, E1597 [29OC]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6475 [10OC]

——— improve processing of claims, H6914 [30OC]

——— include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought (H.R. 1405), H6800–H6804 [28OC]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, H6790, H6791 [28OC]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (H.R. 2086), H2851 [22MY]

——— make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation, H6790, H6791, H6792 [28OC]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims, H3056 [4JN]

——— pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims (H.R. 1739), H2923, H2924 [23MY]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information, H6803 [28OC]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, H6790, H6792 [28OC]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (H.R. 1809), H2379 [26AP]

——— reduce salary of senior officials if disability compensation claims are not reduced by a certain amount, H3074, H3075 [4JN]

——— report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit claims, H3023 [4JN]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims, H4180 [8JY]

——— submit an annual report on performance of regional offices, H6791 [28OC]

——— submit quarterly reports on the timeliness of receipt of certain information from other departments or agencies, H6791 [28OC]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation, H6791, H6792 [28OC]

Disasters: improve natural disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery policies, H6881 [29OC]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), H5449, H5450 [10SE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 44), E3 [3JA]

Hazardous substances: exempt Armed Forces members and veterans from certain reporting requirements for claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, H7032 [13NO]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H533, H534 [14FE], H2463 [7MY]

Indonesia: allow Indonesian citizens fleeing religious persecution to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims (H.R. 665), E136 [13FE]

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. 2156), H5449 [10SE], E758 [23MY]

Patents: require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7538, H7539 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prevent from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases, H534 [14FE]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 98), E12 [3JA]

Veterans: impact of Government shutdown, H6560, H6561 [12OC], H6600 [15OC]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (H.R. 1505), E428 [11AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for the settlement of certain claims (S. 14), S872 [26FE]

——— provide for the settlement of certain claims (S. 340), S775 [14FE]

Bankruptcy: clarify rule allowing discharge as a nonpriority claim of governmental claims arising from disposition of farm assets (S. 1427), S6217 [1AU], S6335 [10SE]

Benefits: improve mental health care, reduce backlog of benefits claims, and provide education and employment opportunities for all veterans, S7910 [7NO]

BLM: provide small miner waivers from claim maintenance fees for a period of time after written receipt of defects is provided to the claimant to cure defects or pay the claim maintenance fee (S. 366), S785 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (S. 1180), S4589 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen quality control measures for lung disease claims and establish Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health under Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (S. 1423), S6216 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for transparency of payments made from the Judgment Fund (S. 1420), S6214 [1AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, S2838 [22AP]

——— improve processing of claims for compensation (S. 928), S3337 [9MY]

——— modify method of determining whether Filipino veterans are U.S. residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of compensation (S. 1559), S7008 [27SE]

Disasters: improve natural disaster mitigation, preparedness, and recovery policies, S7591 [29OC]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims (S. 1391), S6074–S6076 [30JY], S6103 [31JY]

GAO: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Labor relative to the processing of claims for the payment of federally contracted workers who were not paid appropriate wages (H.R. 2747), S7834 [5NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S8940 [18DE]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S2300, S2301 [22MR], S8940 [18DE]

Veterans: improve mental health care, reduce backlog of benefits claims, and provide education and employment opportunities for all veterans, S7910 [7NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act and H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 403) (H. Rept. 113–264), H6996 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Commission or Task Force Establishment To Evaluate the Backlog of Disability Claims: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2189) (H. Rept. 113–236), H5921 [27SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Inclusion of Appeals Form in Any Notice of Decision Issued for the Denial of a Benefit Sought: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1405) (H. Rept. 113–130), H4036 [25JN]

Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 113–254), H6951 [30OC], H6996 [12NO]

Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 559) (S. Rept. 113–104), S6445 [12SE]

Procedures for the Consideration of Claims of Constitutionally Based Privilege Against Disclosure of Presidential Records Establishment: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1233) (H. Rept. 113–127), H4036 [25JN]

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 340) (S. Rept. 113–98), S6327 [10SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 740) (H. Rept. 113–203), H5475 [10SE]

Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 2747), S7673 [30OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 403, consideration of H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H7009 [13NO]

H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, H7024 [13NO]

H.R. 1405, include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit sought, H6800–H6803 [28OC]

H.R. 2189, establish a commission or task force to evaluate the Dept. of Veterans Affairs backlog of disability claims, H6782–H6790 [28OC]

H.R. 2747, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act, H5449 [10SE]

S. 928, Claims Processing Improvement Act, S3338–S3341 [9MY]

S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, S3763–S3765 [22MY]

S. 1391, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, S6076 [30JY]

S. 1427, Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act, S6218 [1AU]

S. 1559, Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act, S7008 [27SE]

S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act, S7675 [30OC]

S. Res. 315, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, S8604 [10DE]