CLAIMS

Amendments

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3797 [17MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), consideration (H. Res. 979), H3758 [16MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H984, H992 [7FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), consideration (H. Res. 900), H349, H355 [2FE]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in Arizona and authorize construction of related water project (S. 4104), S7292, S7315 [19DE]

——— authorize Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease portion of its Colorado River water allocation to, or enter into exchange and storage agreements with, Arizona communities (S. 3308), S7287 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide deadline of 180 days for filing of claims for payment of emergency treatment furnished to veterans (S. 1875), S2079, S2102 [7AP]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (S. 3388), S7326 [19DE]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), H230 [19JA]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: modify enforceability date for certain provisions (S. 3168), S7291, S7314 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for recognition of certain Native communities and settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 9116), H8371 [30SE]

Alexander Creek, AK: recognize as Village Corporation (see S. 5077), S6668 [14NO] (see H.R. 9295), H8494 [14NO]

Bankruptcy: exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 7493), H4438 [11AP]

California: approve settlement of water right claims of Tule River Tribe (see S. 4870), S4638 [15SE]

Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 9219), H8409 [21OC]

Congressional Office of Compliance: investigate all workplace discrimination claims filed by covered employees and require Members to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid for employment discrimination (see H.R. 7542), H4448 [18AP]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), consideration (see H. Res. 979), H3742 [15MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), consideration (see H. Res. 900), H916 [2FE]

——— eliminate mandatory predispute arbitration agreements for consumer financial product or service disputes (see S. 3755), S991 [3MR]

——— require particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include claim for damages based on negligence arising from transmission of coronavirus (see H.R. 7794), H5097 [17MY]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 5089), S6695 [15NO] (see S. 5274), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 8736), H7716 [19AU]

Dept. of Defense: address claims relative to care received by civilians at military medical treatment facilities (see S. 5173), S6941 [1DE] (see H.R. 9380), H8708 [1DE]

——— extend authority to make certain payments to redress injury and loss (see H.R. 9627), H9909 [20DE]

Dept. of HHS: amend Health Resources and Services Administration Counter Measure Injury Compensation Program relative to coronavirus vaccines (see S. 3810), S1119 [10MR]

——— award contract to eligible nonprofit entity to establish and maintain health care claims database for purposes of lowering Americans’ health care costs (see H.R. 9644), H9982 [21DE]

——— provide clarity relative to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies (see H.R. 9571), H9901 [15DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: resume border wall system construction, preserve exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and codify Migrant Protection (see S. 4518), S3270 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in Arizona and authorize construction of related water project (see S. 4104), S2219 [28AP] (see H.R. 7633), H4608 [28AP]

——— approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System (see S. 4898), S4856 [20SE] (see H.R. 8920), H8009 [20SE]

——— approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Jemez and Zia (see S. 4896), S4856 [20SE] (see H.R. 8921), H8010 [20SE]

——— eliminate patenting of Federal lands, impose Federal minerals royalty, establish fund for cleanup of abandoned mines, and review certain lands to determine availability for future mining (see S. 4083), S2153 [26AP] (see H.R. 7580), H4510 [26AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: make technical corrections to Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund (see H.R. 9293), H8494 [14NO]

——— make technical corrections to Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos’ Fund (see H.R. 9294), H8494 [14NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve coordination between Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration on claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma (see H.R. 7335), H4072 [31MR]

——— improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma (see H.R. 6961), H1329 [7MR]

——— modify information technology systems to provide for automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings (see H.R. 7256), H3895 [28MR]

——— promote assistance from recognized entities for individuals who file certain claims (see S. 4975), S5225 [28SE] (see H.R. 9017), H8221 [28SE]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see H.R. 7556), H4453 [21AP]

Discrimination: prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (see H.R. 6758), H1129 [18FE]

EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or combination of factors (see H.R. 8618), H7538 [29JY]

Firearms: provide private right of action against maker of any component of ghost guns, and any person who facilitated sale of ghost guns, for injury or death resulting from use of ghost guns (see H.R. 7544), H4448 [18AP]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (see H.R. 9584), H9902 [15DE]

Immigration: advance meritorious asylum claims by designating safe zones located in applicants’ home countries (see H.R. 8823), H7841 [14SE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve permitting process for mining on Federal land (see H.R. 8928), H8010 [20SE]

Native Americans: provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see H.R. 8380), H6623 [14JY]

——— restore opportunity for tribal economic development by Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see S. 4196), S2492 [12MY]

Patents: limit foreign interference relative to right to file and maintain patent infringement claims (see S. 3772), S1058 [8MR]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (see S. 4119), S2219 [28AP]

Taxation: disallow deductions for payment of punitive damages (see S. 4318), S2751 [26MY]

——— exclude from gross income settlement funds received relative to certain wildfire damages and establish deduction for attorney fees awarded for such damages (see S. 4666), S3782 [28JY] (see H.R. 7305), H4006 [30MR]

Terrorism: provide compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan state sponsored terrorism (see S. 5357), S10092 [22DE] (see H.R. 8716), H7712 [16AU]

Letters

Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act: several organizations, H985 [7FE]

Health burdens of uranium miners will extend beyond the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act deadline: Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publication), H4815 [11MY]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on Bentz motion to recommit H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3813 [17MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on Buck amendment to H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, H994 [7FE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Fitzgerald amendment to H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3812 [17MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 900, consideration of H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, H357 [2FE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3760 [16MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3813 [17MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, H995 [7FE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6064, Dept. of Veterans Affairs agreement with National Academies to review exams of individuals who submit claims for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma, H5143 [18MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6961, improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma, H5142 [18MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 7335, MST Claims Coordination Act, H5141 [18MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 900, consideration of H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, H356 [2FE]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3759 [16MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on Ryan amendment to H.R. 3967, Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act, H1283 [3MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3168, modify White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act enforceability date for certain provisions, H9980 [21DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 3308, Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act, H9981 [21DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 4104, Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, H10033 [22DE]

Motions

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3812 [17MR]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4772, VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, H8645 [29NO]

Remarks in House

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for recognition of certain Native communities and settlement of certain claims (H.R. 3231), H6901 [20JY]

Courts: clarify applicability of mandatory arbitration clause to intersectional and related issues that arise in sexual harassment cases, H991 [7FE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘sexual harassment dispute’’, H992, H993 [7FE]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), H3788–H3798 [17MR], H3842 [18MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 963), consideration (H. Res. 979), H3754–H3760 [16MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), H963 [4FE], H983–H995 [7FE], H1077 [9FE], H3792 [17MR], H3842 [18MR], H6448 [13JY], H8518, H8521 [16NO]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), consideration (H. Res. 900), H348–H357 [2FE]

——— restore parity between union and nonunion workers relative to mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases, H3797, H3798 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: expand areas eligible under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing and extend deadline for filing claims (H.R. 538), E960 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in Arizona and authorize construction of related water project (S. 4104), H9942–H9952 [21DE]

——— authorize Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease portion of its Colorado River water allocation to, or enter into exchange and storage agreements with, Arizona communities (S. 3308), H9939–H9941 [21DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize to send electronic notice to claimants, H1233 [2MR]

——— enter agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review exams of individuals who submit claims for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma (H.R. 6064), H5108, H5109 [18MY]

——— improve application and review process for clothing allowance claims submitted by veterans (H.R. 4772), H8604, H8605 [29NO], H8696 [1DE]

——— improve coordination between Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration on claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma (H.R. 7335), H5105–H5107 [18MY]

——— improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma (H.R. 6961), H5107, H5108 [18MY]

——— notify Congress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure, H1281, H1282 [3MR]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain, H1235 [2MR]

——— Veterans Benefits Management System funding, H1240 [2MR]

Federal employees: increase time period claimant under Federal Employee Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to Office of Worker’s Compensation, E1319 [20DE]

——— increase time period claimant under Federal Employee Compensation Act may supply supporting documentation to Office of Workers’ Compensation, H4826 [11MY]

Firearms: provide victims of gun violence access to same civil remedies available to those injured through other means and ensure gun industry is not shielded from liability when negligent (H.R. 2814), H6947–H6949 [21JY]

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act: repeal (S. 314), H9676 [12DE]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in process of such restructuring (H.R. 1192), Senate amendment, H230–H232 [19JA]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize, E960 [21SE]

——— reauthorize (S. 4119), H4812, H4813–H4816 [11MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income settlement funds received relative to certain wildfire damages and establish deduction for attorney fees awarded for such damages (H.R. 7305), H8805, H8807 [7DE]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: modify enforceability date for certain provisions (S. 3168), H9937–H9939 [21DE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: anniversary (S. Res. 482), S387 [20JA]

California: approve settlement of water right claims of Tule River Tribe (S. 4870), S4642 [15SE]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), S530 [7FE], S551 [8FE], S582 [9FE], S619, S621, S624–S628, S642 [10FE], S962 [3MR]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment or discrimination cases (H.R. 4445), unanimous-consent agreement, S609 [9FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: resume border wall system construction, preserve exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and codify Migrant Protection (S. 4518), S3280–S3284 [13JY]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in Arizona and authorize construction of related water project (S. 4104), S7292–S7302 [19DE]

——— authorize Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease portion of its Colorado River water allocation to, or enter into exchange and storage agreements with, Arizona communities (S. 3308), S7287, S7288 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review exams of individuals who submit claims for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma (H.R. 6064), S7302 [19DE]

——— improve coordination between Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration on claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma (H.R. 7335), S7302, S7303 [19DE]

——— improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma (H.R. 6961), S7302, S7303 [19DE]

——— provide deadline of 180 days for filing of claims for payment of emergency treatment furnished to veterans (S. 1875), S2079 [7AP]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (S. 3388), S7305 [19DE]

False Claims Act: modify procedures relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (S. 2428), S17–S19 [4JA], S1204 [16MR]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (S. 2429), S1204 [16MR]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: reauthorize (S. 4119), S2228 [28AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income settlement funds received relative to certain wildfire damages and establish deduction for attorney fees awarded for such damages (S. 4666), S3784 [28JY]

Terrorism: provide compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan state sponsored terrorism (S. 5357), S10099 [22DE]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act: modify enforceability date for certain provisions (S. 3168), S7291 [19DE]

Reports filed

Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3308), S7311 [19DE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3308) (S. Rept. 117–286), S10092 [22DE]

Consideration of H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 979) (H. Rept. 117–273), H3742 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 900) (H. Rept. 117–241), H916 [2FE]

Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4445) (H. Rept. 117–234), H307 [28JA]

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 117–436), H7167 [26JY]

Equitable Settlement of Certain Indian Land Disputes by Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Relative to Land in Illinois: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 6063) (H. Rept. 117–597), H8823 [7DE]

Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 963) (H. Rept. 117–270), H3712 [11MR]

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 4104), S7311 [19DE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 4104) (S. Rept. 117–287), S10092 [22DE]

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 314) (H. Rept. 117–617), H9688 [12DE]

Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 117–93), S1177 [15MR]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3388), S6999 [6DE]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act Provisions Enforceability Date Modification: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3168), S7311 [19DE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3168) (S. Rept. 117–285), S9778 [21DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4772, VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, H8645 [29NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 900, consideration of H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, H348 [2FE]

H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3754 [16MR]

H.R. 963, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, H3788 [17MR]

H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, H984 [7FE]

H.R. 4772, VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, H8604 [29NO], H8697 [1DE]

H.R. 6064, Dept. of Veterans Affairs agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review exams of individuals who submit claims for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma, H5108 [18MY]

H.R. 6961, improve hearings before Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma, H5107 [18MY]

H.R. 7335, MST Claims Coordination Act, H5106 [18MY]

S. 314, Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act, H9676 [12DE]

S. 3168, modify enforceability date for certain White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act provisions, H9937 [21DE]

S. 3308, Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act, S7287 [19DE], H9939–H9941 [21DE]

S. 4104, Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act, H9942–H9952 [21DE]

S. 4119, RECA Extension Act, S2228 [28AP], H4813 [11MY]

S. 5274, reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, S7254 [15DE]

S. 5357, Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act, S10099 [22DE]