CLAIMS

Amendments

Idaho: make technical correction to water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (S. 950), S6026 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see S. 2019), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4417), H3157 [30JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for recognition of certain Native communities and settlement of certain claims (see S. 1889), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 4748), H3857 [19JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for notice and cure period before commencement of private civil action (see H.R. 241), H149 [10JA]

——— require opportunity to correct alleged violation as precondition to commencing civil action relative to place of public accommodation or commercial facility (see H.R. 3493), H2453 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: allow full subrogation, including subrogation to priority rights of U.S., of claims for payment of customs duties (see H.R. 1453), H1205 [8MR]

——— exempt firearms from claims of creditors (see H.R. 962), H825 [9FE]

——— prohibit non-consensual release of claims by States, municipalities, federally recognized Tribes, or U.S. against non-debtors (see S. 2831), S4554 [18SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana (see S. 1987), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 5088), H4151 [28JY]

California: approve settlement of water right claims of Tule River Tribe (see S. 306), S265 [7FE]

Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 697), H625 [1FE]

Colleges and universities: prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 3107), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6039), H5043 [24OC]

Construction industries: preclude absolute liability in any action against property owners or contractors for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development (see H.R. 2542), H1709 [6AP]

Courts: allow actions against China for deaths, pain and suffering, and economic crisis resulting from intentional misrepresentations to WHO (see H.R. 1519), H1248 [9MR]

——— allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion (see H.R. 2745), H1907 [20AP]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see H.R. 2953), H2083 [27AP]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace age discrimination cases (see S. 1979), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 4120), H2931 [14JN]

——— eliminate mandatory arbitration in cases involving public health and safety, including environmental cases (see S. 1376), S1419 [27AP]

——— prescribe judicial review requirements for certain energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects (see S. 3170), S5257 [31OC]

——— require particular jury instruction in Federal civil actions that include claim for damages based on negligence arising from transmission of coronavirus (see H.R. 93), H101 [9JA]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1139), H865 [21FE]

Dept. of HHS: make updates to National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (see H.R. 5142), H4164 [4AU]

——— 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. 5829), H4909 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: resume border wall system construction, preserve exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and codify Migrant Protection Protocols (see S. 716), S715 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: expand areas eligible under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing (see S. 463), S455 [16FE] (see H.R. 1751), H1408 [23MR] (see H.R. 4754), H3857 [19JY]

——— extend compensation provided under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program relative to claims related to uranium mining (see S. 1681), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3497), H2453 [18MY]

——— improve compensation under Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 1751), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 4426), H3158 [30JN]

Dept. of Labor: ease benefits process for survivors of miners whose deaths were due to pneumoconiosis (see S. 2416), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 6761), H6941 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior: approve settlement of water rights claims of Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in Rio San Jose Stream System and Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in Rio Jemez Stream System (see S. 595), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1304), H1048 [1MR]

——— 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. 1742), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3495), H2453 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (see S. 2803), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 1226), H968 [28FE]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 226), H106 [9JA]

——— direct Inspector General to report to Congress on backlog of disability compensation claims (see H.R. 3450), H2426 [17MY]

——— establish certain rules of evidence in certain claims (see H.R. 5559), H4406 [19SE]

——— establish internship program within Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 1378), H1147 [7MR]

——— improve decisions issued by Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 5891), H4985 [3OC]

——— improve processing of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 1635), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3718), H2637 [25MY]

——— improve requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms (see H.R. 1530), H1278 [10MR]

——— limit authority to deny claims of veterans for benefits on sole basis that such veterans failed to appear for medical examination associated with such claims (see H.R. 5890), H4985 [3OC]

——— make certain improvements to processing of claims for benefits and transparency of Board of Veterans’ Appeals actions (see H.R. 5870), H4950 [2OC]

——— modify information technology systems to provide for automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings (see H.R. 196), H105 [9JA]

——— prohibit from providing health care to, or engaging in claims processing for health care for, any individual unlawfully present in U.S. who is not eligible for health care (see S. 3490), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6744), H6940 [13DE]

——— promote assistance from recognized entities for individuals who file certain claims (see H.R. 2971), H2084 [27AP]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see S. 1789), S1899 [1JN] (see S. 2513), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 1822), H1526 [28MR]

——— remove limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to third party for which veteran is responsible under health-plan contract (see S. 3284), S5459 [9NO]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 3643), H2595 [24MY]

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 S. 2658), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 4980), H4137 [27JY]

Diseases and disorders: establish COVID–19 Victims Compensation Fund (see H.R. 6222), H5403 [3NO]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1030), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 6581), H6110 [4DE]

——— extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (see H.R. 5348), H4222 [5SE]

FAA: establish protections for air transportation passengers relative to boarding, seating, fees, delays and cancellations, claims against airlines, and penalty enforcement (see S. 178), S172 [31JA]

False Claims Act: modify procedures relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 2466), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 6214), H5403 [3NO]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure application of ‘‘Rule of Two’’ to certain acquisitions (see H.R. 6320), H5652 [8NO]

Federal aid programs: prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2804), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5480), H4344 [14SE]

Federal employees: protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 640), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1301), H1048 [1MR]

FEMA: extend time period for submission of claims relative to Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire (see S. 3031), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5889), H4985 [3OC]

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. 3993), H2788 [9JN]

——— 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 (see S. 2048), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4184), H2958 [15JN]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (see S. 659), S654 [6MR]

Health care professionals: limit liability of volunteers who provide health care services in response to disaster (see H.R. 2819), H1945 [25AP]

Idaho: make technical correction to water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (see S. 950), S910 [22MR] (see H.R. 1738), H1407 [23MR]

Immigration: advance meritorious asylum claims by designating safe zones located in applicants’ home countries (see H.R. 2946), H2083 [27AP]

Insurance: ensure plan fiduciaries may access de-identified information relating to health claims (see H.R. 4527), H3204 [11JY]

——— restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 1179), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 2680), H1845 [18AP]

ITC: protect domestic industries from abusive patent litigation (see H.R. 3535), H2455 [18MY]

Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: make technical corrections to clarify ability of injured persons to sue foreign state defendants for aiding and abetting terrorism (see S. 2082), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4951), H4030 [26JY]

Medicare: establish payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 3403), S5750 [5DE]

Mining and mineral resources: improve permitting process for mining on Federal land (see H.R. 209), H105 [9JA]

Native Americans: provide for equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes by Miami Tribe of Oklahoma relative to land in Illinois (see S. 1783), S1843 [31MY] (see S. 2796), S4441 [13SE] (see H.R. 5831), H4909 [29SE]

——— provide for settlement of claims by Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for U.S. taking without compensation land inside exterior boundaries of L-Anse Indian Reservation in Michigan (see S. 195), S173 [31JA] (see H.R. 650), H574 [31JA]

——— provide for settlement of claims by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relative to Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in Illinois (see S. 1492), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3144), H2170 [9MY]

SEC: enable shareholders of large public companies to hold corporate management accountable for certain ‘‘woke’’ corporate actions that breach certain fiduciary duties (see S. 189), S172 [31JA]

Taxation: allow above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards (see S. 3459), S5897 [11DE] (see H.R. 6699), H6814 [11DE]

——— exclude from gross income settlement funds received relative to certain wildfire damages and establish deduction for attorney fees awarded for such damages (see H.R. 176), H104 [9JA]

Terrorism: provide compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan state sponsored terrorism (see S. 3336), S5541 [15NO]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (see S. 897), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 1329), H1049 [1MR]

Letters

Proposed fiscal year 2024 budget funding levels: Ryan M. Gallucci, VFW, H1967 [26AP]

Notices

Intention to object to S. 595, Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act, S5966 [13DE]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (H.R. 4417), H3863 [20JY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (H.R. 2953), H1935 [25AP], H2042 [26AP]

——— revise deadline for filing claim seeking judicial review of Federal action if such claim is related to protecting public health, H1488 [28MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms (H.R. 1530), H4358–H4361 [18SE]

Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (H.R. 5348), E810 [5SE]

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. 4184), H3941 [25JY]

Mining and mineral resources: improve permitting process for mining on Federal land, H1490, H1518 [28MR]

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. 176), H120 [10JA]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (H.R. 1329), H4360 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (S. 2019), S2170 [21JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: approve settlement of water rights claims of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, S3727 [27JY]

California: approve settlement of water right claims of Tule River Tribe (S. 306), S267 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 1226), S5335 [2NO]

——— allow for electronic request of certain records (S. 2803), S4528 [14SE]

Government: amend civil remedies relative to certain false claims and statements made to Federal Government for money or services (S. 659), S768 [14MR], S1081 [30MR]

Idaho: make technical correction to water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (S. 950), S6026, S6027 [18DE]

Native Americans: provide for settlement of claims by Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for U.S. taking without compensation land inside exterior boundaries of L-Anse Indian Reservation in Michigan (S. 195), S6008 [14DE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Program: reauthorize, expand areas eligible for those exposed to atmospheric nuclear testing, and improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, S3723, S3728 [27JY], S5912–S5915 [12DE], S5942 [13DE]

Reports filed

Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability (Health DATA) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4527) (H. Rept. 118–260), H5227 [1NO]

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 195) (S. Rept. 118–129), S5918 [12DE]

Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 595) (S. Rept. 118–131), S5919 [12DE]

Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 950) (S. Rept. 118–80), S3618 [26JY]

Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 306) (S. Rept. 118–110), S5360 [6NO]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 118–199), H4343 [14SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1530, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, H4358 [18SE]

S. 195, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act, S6008 [14DE]

S. 659, Administrative False Claims Act, S1081 [30MR]

S. 950, Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act, S6027 [18DE]

S. 3107, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act, S5146 [24OC]