CLAIMS

Amendments

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), H1193, H1194, H1195, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), consideration (H. Res. 736), H1144 [14FE]

Analyses

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (H.R. 4924), H811 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), consideration (see H. Res. 736), H1125 [13FE]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 2518), S1452 [7MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah (see H.R. 6979), H9405 [28SE]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (see S. 2401), S704 [7FE] (see S. 2872), S2773 [17MY] (see S. 2952), S2923 [24MY] (see S. 3749), S7586 [13DE] (see H.R. 4822), H552 [18JA] (see H.R. 4924), H783 [5FE]

——— require public disclosure and reimbursement of payments for awards and settlements due to improper conduct (see S. 3453), S6189 [17SE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: reform Civil Penalty Fund and prohibit the Bureau from serving as the administrator of redress payments (see H.R. 6163), H5362 [20JN]

Courts: clarify meaning of the term ‘‘prevailing party’’ relative to recovery of attorneys’ fees (see H.R. 5656), H3741 [27AP]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S1947 [22MR]

——— increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions (see S. 2815), S2623 [10MY]

——— modify amount in controversy requirement and remove complete diversity requirement in civil litigation actions (see S. 3249), S5107 [19JY]

——— protect interests of the intellectually disabled in intermediate care facilities in certain class action lawsuits and in Dept. of Justice actions that could result in moving residents from such facilities (see H.R. 6786), H8170 [12SE]

——— protect the ‘‘gig economy’’ and small businesses that operate in large part through contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation (see H.R. 5367), H1754 [21MR]

Dept. of Education: require reporting of bullying to appropriate authorities and assist with equal protection claims against entities who fail to respond appropriately to bullying (see H.R. 6148), H5284 [19JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate cybersecurity technologies that qualify for protection under systems of risk and litigation management (see S. 2392), S704 [7FE]

Dept. of the Interior: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims (see H.R. 5753), H3928 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require payment for damages and losses to James Doyle due to taking of private land by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as protected tortoise habitat, now designated Red Cliffs Desert Reserve (see S. 2531), S1578 [8MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to improve ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents with veterans’ benefits within Phoenix, AZ, VA Health Care System (see H.R. 7013), H9413 [2OC]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on effect of certain delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 5500), H3209 [12AP]

——— ensure certain health care contractors are subject to Federal tort claims laws to improve accountability of physicians (see H.R. 7105), H9459 [30OC]

——— improve scheduling of medical appointments, accountability of contractors for care scheduled on behalf of veterans, and payment of claims to providers (see H.R. 4783), H169 [11JA]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain (see S. 3373), S5931 [23AU]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 6996), H9405 [28SE]

Employment: prohibit forced arbitration in employment disputes (see S. 3615), S6964 [14NO] (see H.R. 7109), H9460 [30OC]

Federal aid programs: provide for certain limitations and clarifications on false claims and civil actions relative to FHA and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs (see H.R. 5993), H4738 [1JN]

Federal contracts: require sexual harassment training for employees of Federal contractors (see H.R. 5113), H1333 [27FE]

Federal Maritime Commission: provide statutory authority for Office of Consumer Affairs and Dispute Resolution Services and increase public awareness and understanding of ocean shipping services agreements and such Office (see H.R. 6303), H5986 [3JY]

Financial institutions: clarify treatment of shareholder claims arising from appointment of a conservator or receiver for certain depository institutions (see H.R. 7323), H10269 [17DE]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (see H. Res. 724), H783 [5FE]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, house alien children with a parent, prioritize asylum process for families, and increase Federal immigration judges (see S. 3093), S4281 [20JN] (see H.R. 6181), H5505 [21JN]

——— limit separation of families seeking asylum, expedite asylum process for individuals with children, increase Federal immigration judges, and authorize new family shelters (see S. 3091), S4035 [19JN] (see H.R. 6195), H5580 [22JN]

Medicare: apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see S. 3079), S3982 [18JN] (see H.R. 6619), H7723 [26JY]

——— 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. 3610), S6924 [13NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote ability of beneficiaries to access their personal medical claim data through a mobile health record application (see H.R. 7272), H10169 [12DE]

Native Americans: make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to certain chapters of U.S. Code Title 25 (see H.R. 5344), H1727 [20MR]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 4985), H1074 [8FE]

Patents: prohibit avoidance of drug patent reviews regardless of sovereign immunity claims facilitated by the transfer of patents to Indian tribes (see S. 2514), S1452 [7MR]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see H.R. 7355), H10336 [19DE]

SEC: provide for exclusive Federal jurisdiction over civil securities fraud actions (see H.R. 5037), H1211 [15FE]

SSA: permanently appropriate funding for administrative expenses, eliminate waiting periods for receipt of disability benefits and Medicare eligibility, and implement a moratorium on closure of field offices (see S. 3147), S4512 [27JN] (see H.R. 6251), H5815 [27JN]

——— prohibit use of funds to develop, test, deploy, implement, or administer Disability Case Processing System (see H.R. 5221), H1501 [8MR]

Taxation: deny deduction for severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct (see H.R. 4748), H82 [9JA]

Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see S. 3262), S5360 [25JY] (see H.R. 6827), H8725 [13SE]

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission: establish to review property right claims of certain communities (see H.R. 6365), H6195 [13JY]

Trusts: promote investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts (see S. 2564), S1765 [15MR]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: increase maximum limit on the number of special masters assigned to vaccine cases (see H.R. 6857), H8738 [20SE]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (see H.R. 6381), H6262 [16JY]

Court documents

Enrique Madrinan, Plaintiff, v. Harbour Shopping Center, Inc. and Luza Corp. d/b/a Donut Gallery Diner, Defendants, H1189 [15FE]

Letters

Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act: Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H804 [6FE]

——— Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H803, H804 [6FE]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H804 [6FE]

——— Representatives Susan W. Brooks and Deutch, Committee on Ethics (House), H803 [6FE]

House adoption of antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies and provision of legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards: Representative Harper, Committee on House Administration (House), H803 [6FE]

——— Representatives Susan W. Brooks and Deutch, Committee on Ethics (House), H803 [6FE]

Remarks in House

Americans With Disabilities Act: allow awarding of punitive damages in cases where business owners made no good faith effort to remove barriers to access to public accommodations, H1195 [15FE]

——— clarify use of the term ‘substantial progress’ in remedying violations may only be used when delays to removing barriers to access are due to circumstances beyond the violator’s control, H1196 [15FE]

——— eliminate requirement that notice of violation include specific section of legislation alleged to have been violated, H1197, H1198 [15FE]

——— eliminate written notice and waiting period requirements for discrimination claims made due to barriers to access to public accommodations, H1194, H1195 [15FE]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), H1147 [14FE], H1183–H1200, H1202 [15FE], E220 [26FE], E225 [27FE], E266 [6MR]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 620), consideration (H. Res. 736), H1136–H1146 [14FE]

——— reduce time businesses have to fix violations after notification, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (H.R. 138), H1645 [15MR]

Congressional Office of Compliance: funding, H8244 [13SE]

——— prohibit use of public funds for payment of a settlement or award in connection with a sexual harassment claim or other workplace disputes and release information on previous settlements (H.R. 4481), H809 [6FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (H.R. 4924), H797–H813 [6FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 3749), H10192–H10200 [13DE]

——— require Members to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid for sexual harassment and assault claims, H808 [6FE]

Courts: provide victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis, H3463 [24AP]

Dept. of Justice: ensure Americans With Disabilities Act compliance materials are available for business owners whose primary language is not English, H1193 [15FE]

——— improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 2049), H3894 [10MY]

Dept. of State: report on progress of certain European countries on the return of, or restitution for, wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holocaust-era assets (S. 447), H3460–H3464 [24AP], E535 [25AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow for use of certain foreign assets to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist parties, H6617, H6618 [23JY]

FEMA: improve arbitration process for those disputing their eligibility for assistance, or repayment of assistance, following a disaster, H3715, H3716 [27AP]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations, E906 [25JN]

House of Representatives: adopt antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provide legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act (H. Res. 724), H806, H813–H815 [6FE], E143 [6FE]

Insurance: restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (H.R. 762), H3462–H3464 [24AP]

Taxation: extend tax on coal production in order to fund Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, H10476 [20DE]

U.S. Court of Federal Claims: increase maximum limit on the number of special masters assigned to vaccine cases (H.R. 6857), E1277 [20SE]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorialize victims and survivors of occupation of Guam during World War II on memorial wall at Asan Bay Overlook and provide a mechanism to update the wall (H.R. 6381), H6198 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: legislative accomplishments relative to veterans’ care and services, S6781 [11OC]

Congressional Office of Compliance: reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 2401), S706 [7FE]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 2872), S2742–S2744 [17MY], S2799 [21MY]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 2952), S2843, S2844 [23MY], S2899–S2908 [24MY]

——— reform procedures for investigation and resolution of claims alleging employing offices have violated rights and protections of employees, including protections against sexual harassment (S. 3749), S7540–S7548 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: designate cybersecurity technologies that qualify for protection under systems of risk and litigation management (S. 2392), S705 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure access of the Office of the Inspector General to information or documents deemed necessary to investigate and provide oversight, S4272 [20JN]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (H.R. 1725), S1190 [15FE]

False Claims Act: clarify interpretation relative to Federal whistleblowers, S892 [13FE]

Immigration: address protective custody of alien children, house alien children with a parent, prioritize asylum process for families, and increase Federal immigration judges (S. 3093), unanimous-consent request, S5328 [25JY]

——— address protective custody of alien children accompanied by parents, house alien children with a parent, prioritize asylum process for families, and increase Federal immigration judges (S. 3093), S4267, S4293 [20JN], S4319–S4324, S4331–S4333 [21JN], S4355 [25JN], S4395 [26JN], S4928 [12JY], S5097 [19JY], S5329, S5330 [25JY]

——— limit separation of families seeking asylum, expedite asylum process for individuals with children, increase Federal immigration judges, and authorize new family shelters (S. 3091), S5047 [18JY]

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act: repeal (S. 1223), S1972 [22MR]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 995), S6546–S6549 [4OC]

Puerto Rico: establish an oversight board to assist Puerto Rico in managing its public finances, S2783 [21MY]

Trusts: promote investigation of fraudulent claims against certain trusts and provide penalties against fraudulent claims against certain trusts (S. 2564), S7042 [15NO]

Veterans Educational Assistance Act: implementation, S7216 [29NO]

Reports filed

ADA Education and Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 620) (H. Rept. 115–539), H731 [30JA]

Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 785), S7275 [4DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 785) (S. Rept. 115–451), S7989 [20DE]

Alexander Creek, AK, Recognition as a Native Village: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1418) (H. Rept. 115–1058), H9757 [30NO]

BLM Small Miner Waivers From Claim Maintenance Fees After Written Receipt of Defects Is Provided to Claimant To Cure Defects or Pay Claim Maintenance Fee: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 884) (S. Rept. 115–364), S6963 [14NO]

Consideration of H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act, and H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 736) (H. Rept. 115–559), H1125 [13FE]

Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 664) (S. Rept. 115–401), S7240 [29NO]

Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2160), S7318 [5DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2160) (S. Rept. 115–429), S7431 [11DE]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 995) (S. Rept. 115–240), S2517 [7MY]

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6365) (H. Rept. 115–1052), H9667 [27NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 724, House of Representatives adoption of antiharassment and antidiscrimination policies, provision of legal assistance for proceedings, and prohibit payment of settlements or awards, under Congressional Accountability Act, H813 [6FE]

H. Res. 736, consideration of H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act, and H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act, H1136 [14FE]

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act, H1192 [15FE]

H.R. 4924, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, H797–H803 [6FE]

S. 447, Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act, H3460 [24AP]

S. 995, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act, S6546–S6548 [4OC]

S. 1223, Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act, S1972 [22MR]

S. 2392, Cyber Support for Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (Cyber SAFETY) Act, S705 [7FE]

S. 2518, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S1456–S1460 [7MR]

S. 2815, Litigation Funding Transparency Act, S2625 [10MY]

S. 2952, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, S2899–S2906, S2927–S2934 [24MY]

S. 3749, Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, S7540–S7548, S7588–S7597 [13DE], H10192–H10200 [13DE]